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Sampling Errors in Political Polls
Author(s) -
Kmietowicz Zbigniew
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
teaching statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.425
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1467-9639
pISSN - 0141-982X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9639.1994.tb00695.x
Subject(s) - sampling (signal processing) , sampling error , sample (material) , politics , statistics , random error , econometrics , simple random sample , systematic sampling , sample size determination , mathematics , political science , computer science , observational error , sociology , law , telecommunications , physics , population , demography , detector , thermodynamics
Summary This article examines the sampling error of the lead of one political party over another as observed in a random sample of voters. The sample size needed to achieve a certain precision is also investigated.