Unit 8 Honesty:Is It Going out of Style?
Unit 8 Honesty: Is It Going out of Style?
Background Information 2 1.Polls of public opinion 9 3 IME T . 65 1)Public opinion poll:a method of learning what people think and I how they feel about a wide variety of subjects 2)Two sampling methods: random and quota sampling
Background Information 1. Polls of public opinion 1) Public opinion poll: a method of learning what people think and how they feel about a wide variety of subjects 2) Two sampling methods: random and quota sampling
Polls of public opinion A public opinion poll is a method of learning what people think and how they feel about 9 3 a wide variety of subjects. 8 The first poll of public opinion was conducted in 1824 in the US.In the early 20th century public opinion polls began using statistical sampling techniques.After the Second World War and particularly in the 1960s the popularity of the opinion polls grew.One of the best-known is the Gallup Poll -a poll of public opinion on a major political or social issue,developed by George H.Gallup,an American statistician
Polls of public opinion ◼ A public opinion poll is a method of learning what people think and how they feel about a wide variety of subjects. ◼ The first poll of public opinion was conducted in 1824 in the US. In the early 20th century public opinion polls began using statistical sampling techniques. After the Second World War and particularly in the 1960s the popularity of the opinion polls grew. One of the best-known is the Gallup Poll — a poll of public opinion on a major political or social issue, developed by George H. Gallup, an American statistician
Polls of public opinion Two methods of sampling are practiced by the polls,random and 9 3 8 4. quota sampling.The former consists 65 in selecting persons to be interviewed at random.Quota sampling involves selecting a sample of people which is representative of the population in terms of age, occupation,sex,region and so on
Polls of public opinion ◼ Two methods of sampling are practiced by the polls, random and quota sampling. The former consists in selecting persons to be interviewed at random. Quota sampling involves selecting a sample of people which is representative of the population in terms of age, occupation, sex, region and so on
Main idea of the text The text is an argumentative 9 3 writing in style.The author 8 presents sufficient evidence of valid reasons,examples,strong contrasts,etc.to support his idea that dishonesty is increasing in America,but honesty is still an important part of the national character
Main idea of the text ◼ The text is an argumentative writing in style. The author presents sufficient evidence of valid reasons, examples, strong contrasts, etc. to support his idea that dishonesty is increasing in America, but honesty is still an important part of the national character