Survey results are often reported in newspapers the evening

Survey results are often reported in newspapers, the evening news, magazines, and even on Facebook! Consider a recent survey reported (about any topic!). Should you accept the results of the survey as accurate? Why might results be inaccurate? List at least one question you should ask about the survey to help determine if you should believe the results.

Solution

A survey is a way of collecting information that we hope represents the view of the whole community or group in which we are interested .There are three ways-

1. Case study surveys

2.Sampled surveys

3. Cansus surveys

The internet has made it possible to gather the opinions of large numbers of people who are willing to take a few seconds out of their try to answer a question. It is not uncommon for an internet poll on a major website like CNN to have half a million or more votes cast.

But these results are inaccurate- there are some reasons.

Most of the people do not understande the the importence of the survey.

People are not honest for giving answers.

without knowing anything about the sample of the people who responded to survey .It is not possible to adjust the survey results to make them more accurate.