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Creating a Survey

Go to

http://encyclopedias.abc-clio.com/WomensMovement/StudentResources/GoDoIt/Survey/GoDoIt_ConductSurvey.asp

to find the answers to the following questions:

 

  1. Why are surveys used?

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  1. What is the name of one of the largest survey-conducting companies?

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  1. What are the five steps to giving a survey?

 

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  1. Who founded the Gallup Organization?  When?

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  1. Instant communications have made what types of surveys possible?

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  1. How many people does the Gallup Organization have to question to draw accurate

conclusions about Americans as a whole?

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  1. What is a public opinion poll?

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