Opinion Polls

By George and Séverine

Opinion Polls are surveys of public opinion from a particular sample. They are usually designed to represent the opinions of the population by conducting a series of questions.

What are Opinion Polls?

How Many People?

Opinion polls survey a variety of people, starting from about 1,000 persons, ranging to approximately 10,000 in some cases.

Methods

Opinion polls are conducted via telephone, online or on the street.

Main Companies

Some of the main companies that conduct these polls are Newspoll, from The Australian newspaper, Galaxy Polling and AC Nielsen Polling, from Fairfax Newspaper.

Examples of Questions and Results

The Personalities of Politicians

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