Systematic attempts to make inferences about the opinions of large numbers of individuals by carefully sampling and asking questions to a small, randomly assigned sample of the larger population are defined as

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Public opinion surveys involve carefully selecting a random sample of a larger population and asking them questions to make inferences about the opinions of the entire population. Straw polls and self-selected listener opinion polls do not involve careful sampling techniques, and exit polls are limited to polling individuals who have already voted.

Systematic Attempts to Make Inferences About the Opinions of Large