Absolutely. DO they? We'd like to think not. But besides the possibility of stratification and clustering biases, it's certainly within the realm of possibility to word a question in a leading manner.
I suspect that Gallup is generally better than that, but I haven't made any effort to examine their questions. (You can bet I will now.) I challenge TIPSters to keep a critical eye on poll questioning (even not from Gallup), and let's see what we can find. Beth Benoit University System of New Hampshire > Ok, so I guess I was thinking along the lines of sampling--can it be possible > to bias a random sample with some creative stratification and clustering? > > Annette > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. > Associate Professor of Psychology > University of San Diego --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
