The de-emphasis of sampling error in coverage of presidential approval ratings.
This study extends research into problems in handling sampling error within polls by examining coverage of President Obama's approval ratings in three major newspapers over a five-year period. Results indicate support for hypotheses suggesting that, when confronted with poll results that could be ex...
| Published in: | Newspaper Research Journal Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 180 - 191 |
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| Format: | Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jun2018
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| Summary: | This study extends research into problems in handling sampling error within polls by examining coverage of President Obama's approval ratings in three major newspapers over a five-year period. Results indicate support for hypotheses suggesting that, when confronted with poll results that could be explained by sampling error alone, journalists will instead emphasize those changes or differences. |
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