{"id":34719,"date":"2024-10-11T17:41:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T17:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/individual-written-assignment-level-1-analyzing-public-opinion-polls-for-strength-and-weakness\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T17:41:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T17:41:49","slug":"individual-written-assignment-level-1-analyzing-public-opinion-polls-for-strength-and-weakness","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/individual-written-assignment-level-1-analyzing-public-opinion-polls-for-strength-and-weakness\/","title":{"rendered":"Individual Written Assignment (Level 1): Analyzing Public Opinion Polls for Strength and Weakness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Individual Written Assignment (Level 1): Analyzing Public Opinion Polls for Strength and Weakness<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Homework Assignment: Analyzing Inductive Arguments<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Quick Overview<\/strong><\/span>: Homework Assignment 1 requires you to answer a series of questions about two polls of your choosing, one of which you consider a well-conducted and reliable poll (strong), the other of which you consider a badly conducted or otherwise unreliable poll (weak). Answer all questions completely. You must answer the questions in essay form, providing an ARGUMENT for why your “strong” poll should be considered strong, and why your “weak” poll should be considered weak. The polls do NOT need to be about the same topic. Read the rest of the assignment instructions below for more information about this assignment.<\/p>\n

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  • Your essay must be a <\/span>minimum of 1000 words<\/strong>, not including your “Works Cited” section at the end of your essay.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Your essay should have an introduction and a conclusion.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Submit your essay as a file UPLOAD (not an attachment) by using the “upload” function in the homework submission space. ONLY the following file types can be uploaded: Microsoft Word Documents (.doc or .docx) and PDFs. NO GOOGLE DOCS OR MACDOCS!<\/li>\n
  • Your essay will be automatically checked through the “Turn It In” system, so make sure that you are responsibly citing your sources, including quotation marks around quoted material, and using your own words for any summarizing or paraphrasing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    To complete this assignment, you need to have completed the reading for Module 4. The goal of this assignment is for the student to demonstrate an ability to distinguish a strong inductive argument from a weak inductive argument.<\/p>\n

    ASSIGNMENT in depth<\/span>:<\/strong> <\/span>Find two public opinion polls from 2014 or later, one of which offers weak support for its conclusion, the other of which offers strong support for its conclusion. The polls can be about any topic. They do <\/span>not<\/span> <\/span>need to be about the same topic. Answer the following questions about each of the polls (do not choose to use a poll if you cannot answer the questions below):<\/p>\n

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    1. What is the property in question (what question is asked of the sample population)?<\/li>\n
    2. What is the sample size, and is the sample size large enough to avoid hastiness?<\/li>\n
    3. From where was the sample population taken (what types of people are included in the sample)?<\/li>\n
    4. What was the methodology in selecting the sample? Was it randomly selected? If so, explain the precise method of random selection (Do not simply say \u201ctelephone survey.\u201d Do not simply say “randomly selected telephone survey. Be specific! Do not say “the survey did not say how the sample was selected.” Choose a survey from a polling organization that does reveal the method of selecting the sample, or do research on the survey or polling organization by going to their web site.  You must have a precise and detailed answer to this question! See the sample assignment submission PDF for an example of how this question can be answered relatively successfully.) Or was the sample selected in some other way, i.e. self-selection?<\/li>\n
    5. Were there any opportunities for bias (as defined in Module 4- “biased generalizations”) to creep into the sample? Explain.<\/li>\n
    6. What is the target population?<\/li>\n
    7. On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being very weak, 10 being very strong), what numerical value would you assign to the poll? Briefly explain your answer.<\/li>\n
    8. Provide a Works Cited area at the bottom of your essay, in MLA format, to indicate where you got the surveys, and any other information pertaining to the surveys. You must also cite your sources in the text of your essay, in MLA format.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Remember, your essay must be a minimum of 1000 words, and your answers to the above question must be in essay form, not in list form. That means you should have an introduction and a conclusion for your essay. Good luck! Analyzing Public Opinion Polls for Strength\/Weakness<\/span><\/p>\n

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      Analyzing Public Opinion Polls for Strength\/Weakness<\/span><\/div>\n

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      so I did submited my assigment but it was wrong she gave me 15\/50 this are some notes she left <\/span><\/div>\n

      “The details for the weak poll are extremely vague, and suspicious. What “well-known entertainment company” did the survey? Where did you get the information? What is the website you are using? There is no specific information in your Works Cited to lead anyone to be able to find out about this poll.<\/p>\n

      For the Pew Poll, there was a poll administered by this poll name, but you are providing incorrect information about it. According to the methodology page for this poll, “The analysis in this report is based on telephone interviews conducted Jan. 25-Feb. 8, 2021, among a national sample of 1,502 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (300 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 1,202 were interviewed on a cellphone, including 845 who had no landline telephone).” But your essay says the sample size is 2000. Where are you getting that information? Not from the article about the poll. The information about methodology is also incorrect. The webpage states they used landlines and cellphones, not online surveys. (here is the webpage: <\/span>Methodology | Pew Research Center<\/a> <\/span>) And since you do not provide urls in your Works Cited, I am forced to assume that the url I have found for this Pew Poll is correct, and the information you are providing in your essay is inaccurate.<\/span><\/p>\n

      It is extremely important to be accurate about the information<\/span> <\/span>you are providing. It is extremely important to provide details that can be verified by the reader.<\/span><\/p>\n

      So, you will need to redo this assignment. Be sure you are completing it yourself, not using help from others or AI (if that is what happened on the first submission, it was not useful, and you would be better off completing the assignment on your own).”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/caption>\n

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      This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome<\/span><\/span>Appropriate Citation of Sources and Meeting Word Count Requirement<\/span><\/p>\n
      The student cites sources of information according to MLA standards in both the text of the essay (including parenthetical citations) and in a Works Cited area after the conclusion of the essay. This criterion includes having a “Turn It In” similarity score of less than 11%. A score of “0” for the entire paper will be assigned to any student essay with a “Turn It In” score of higher than 25%, as indicated in the course syllabus. The essay must also meet the required word count for the assignment.<\/div>\n
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      15<\/span> <\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n

      Full Marks<\/div>\n
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      0<\/span> <\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n

      No Marks<\/div>\n
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      15<\/span> <\/span>pts
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      This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome<\/span><\/span>Discussion of Polls’ Methodologies<\/span><\/p>\n
      The student includes a complete and accurate discussion of the method of selecting the sample populations for the strong and weak surveys. For randomly-selected samples, the student thoroughly explains the exact method of randomly-selecting the participants, indicating as relevant the process used to either select or generate phone numbers and choosing the specific person to interview. The student honestly presents the methodologies, and assesses the strength of each methodology accurately.<\/div>\n
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      10<\/span> <\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n

      Full Marks<\/div>\n
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      0<\/span> <\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n

      No Marks<\/div>\n
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      10<\/span> <\/span>pts
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      This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome<\/span><\/span>Sample Representativeness<\/span><\/p>\n
      The student correctly identifies the sample sizes for each survey, and the student correctly determines whether the sample size is adequate. The student also discusses the extent to which the sample of each survey appropriately represents the target population, including a discussion of diversity proportional to the characteristics of the target population.<\/div>\n
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      10<\/span> <\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n

      Full Marks<\/div>\n
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      0<\/span> <\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n

      No Marks<\/div>\n
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      10<\/span> <\/span>pts
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      This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome<\/span><\/span>Identification of the Target Population<\/span><\/p>\n
      The student correctly identifies the intended target population for each survey.<\/div>\n
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      5<\/span> <\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n

      Full Marks<\/div>\n
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      0<\/span> <\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n

      No Marks<\/div>\n
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      This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome<\/span><\/span>Organization of Argument and Essay<\/span><\/p>\n
      The essay includes a clear introductory paragraph, body paragraphs, and concluding paragraph relevant to the issues discussed in the assignment. The argument for establishing why each poll is strong or weak is clear.<\/div>\n
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      0<\/span> <\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n

      No Marks<\/div>\n
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      This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome<\/span><\/span>Demonstration of Critical Thinking<\/span><\/p>\n
      The student’s essay clearly demonstrates the student’s mastery of the concepts addressed in the module.<\/div>\n
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      5<\/span> <\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n

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      0<\/span> <\/span>pts<\/span><\/p>\n

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      <\/i> <\/span>This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome<\/span><\/span>Argumentative Writing<\/span><\/p>\n
      In a number of essay assignments, totaling 6000 to 8000 words, apply in written form the tools of critical reasoning, including the construction of well-organized and supported arguments, refutation of poorly reasoned arguments, and an understanding of audience and effective style in college writing. <\/span><\/div>\n
      threshold: <\/span>2.0<\/span> <\/span>pts<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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      <\/i> <\/span>This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome<\/span><\/span>Language, Logic, Rhetoric, and Fallacies<\/span><\/p>\n
      Demonstrate the ability to understand the relationship between language and logic, including the ability to recognize and explain various forms of propaganda, pseudoscience, rhetorical strategies, and formal and informal fallacies. <\/span><\/div>\n
      threshold: <\/span>2.0<\/span> <\/span>pts<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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      Does Not Meet Expectations<\/div>\n
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      Total Points: <\/span>50<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Individual Written Assignment (Level 1): Analyzing Public Opinion Polls for Strength and Weakness Homework Assignment: Analyzing Inductive Arguments Quick Overview: Homework Assignment 1 requires you to answer a series of questions about two polls of your choosing, one of which you consider a well-conducted and reliable poll (strong), the other of which you consider a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[56],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/34719"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/34719\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=34719"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=34719"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=34719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}