The town of Indianola, Mississippi wants to know what the community thinks about building a high-tech movie theatre. Increased taxes will be used to pay for the new theatre. Therefore, elected officials are mailing out questionnaires to determine public opinion about the theatre and the use of increased taxes to pay for it. Which type of research method are they using?

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The officials are using a survey method by mailing out questionnaires to gather opinions from the community about the new theatre and tax increase. Surveys are a common method for collecting public opinion or attitudes towards specific issues or proposals.

The Town of Indianola, Mississippi Wants to Know What the Community