The Role Of Errors In Public Opinion Polls

Errors in Public Opinion Polls Polls are frequently used in politics to measure how the public feels about certain issues, campaigns, or elections. The polls can be helpful to politicians and helpful to get the public opinion made known. Although these polls can be beneficial, there are also many errors in these polls. Errors in word choice, nonattitudes, errors in how a poll is conducted, and errors in the sample can all cause results to be inaccurate.
A major way that a poll can be in error is by not properly wording a question or asking a question that is intended to produce a particular response. According to Gateways to Democracy, NBC and Fox News both had polls asking the public their opinion on abortion rights. NBC worded their poll