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The Art of Asking Questions: Studies in Public Opinion, 3
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Art of Asking Questions: Studies in Public Opinion, 3
Contributors:
By (Author) Stanley Le Baron Payne
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Politics and government
Dewey:
303.38
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
266
Dimensions:
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
Weight:
680g
Description
While the statisticians are trying to knock a few tenths off the statistical error, says Mr. Payne, errors of tens of percents occur because of bad question wording. Mr. Payne's shrewd critique of the problems of asking questions reveals much about the nature of language and words, and a good deal about the public who must answer the poller's quest
