Exit Polls: Surveying the American Electorate, 1972-2010

by Samuel J. Best and Brian S. Krueger

Every two years, exit polls become the most widely analyzed, written about, and discussed data-set in the United States. Although exit polls are known for their use in predicting elections, they are in fact the best tool for explaining election results. Exit polls are taken from actual voters, whereas pre-election polls that tally people's intended votes tend to overstate the number of people who will actually go to the polls.

Exit Polls:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608717410
• ISBN13: 9781608717415
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"