Multiple choice

A pre-election survey revealed that 32 per cent of the population surveyed planned to vote for the candidate John and only 18 percent for his opponent James. In the final tally, candidate James received 51 percent of the votes and candidate John received 40 percent. This shows that the poll procedure was seriously flawed.

Which of the following statements most directly contradicts the conclusion drawn above?

  1. Candidate James received valuable public endorsement.

  2. The media was openly supportive of candidate James' position.

  3. All the voters did not vote during the election.

  4. Many voters, who were initially undecided, made up their minds after the pre-election survey.

  5. Several other opinion polls were conducted at the same time as the pre-election survey.

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The conclusion is that poll procedure was flawed. (4) clearly points the reason for the difference between the pre-election poll and the final tally as the voters’ later decision rather than a flawed poll procedure.

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