Are the most reliable indicator of what the public is thinking, and a whole industry and science have grown up around measuring

Question

Norma-Jean [14]

2 years ago

7

Are the most reliable indicator of what the public is thinking, and a whole industry and science have grown up around measuring

opinion on everything from presidents to toothpaste.

Social Studies

2 answers:

Anastasy [175] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-03T13:05:02+03:00

Anastasy [175]2 years ago

8 0

Surveys of public opinion or polls are the most reliable indicator of what the public is thinking, and a whole industry and science have grown up around measuring opinion on everything from presidents to toothpaste.

FrozenT [24] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-03T11:54:51+03:00

The answer to this is "the polls", on in other words "surveys of public opinion".

The polls can for example look as follows:

51% of people prefer blue to red, and 49% prefer red to blue - this can for example inform toothpaste companies how to design their packaging.

Polls also help predict the result of political elections.