Screen LibraryThe illusion of public opinion：fact and artifact in American public opinion polls
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| Published: |
Rowman & Littlefield,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, MD |
| Publication Dates: | c2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xx, 223 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
074251644X (cloth : alk. paper) 9780742516441 (cloth : alk. paper) 0742516458 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780742516458 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | C912 |
| CLC: |
C912.63 D771.22 |
| Call Number: | C912.63/B622 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-213) and index. The elusiveness of "public opinion" -- Illusory opinions on public affairs -- Survey questions and reality -- The changing American voter : fact and artifact -- September 11's ephemeral opinions -- Ambiguities of measurement -- Spurious impressions in the press -- Illusions of causality : asking why? -- Improving the measurement of public opinion. |