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While the statisticians are trying to knock a few tenths off the statistical error, says Mr. Payne, errors of tens of percents occur because of bad question wording. Mr. Payne's shrewd critique of the problems of asking questions reveals much about the nature of language and words, and a good deal about the public who must answer the poller's quest

Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Foreword (1980), pg. vii*Foreword, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xiii*Contents, pg. xv*1. Why concern yourself?, pg. 1*2. May we presume?, pg. 16*3. Who left it open?, pg. 32*4. Boy or girl?, pg. 55*5. Win, place, or show?, pg. 75*6. How else?, pg. 100*7. Still beat your wife?, pg. 114*8. Can you make it brief?, pg. 129*9. What's the good word?, pg. 138*10. What's wrong with "you"?, pg. 158*11. Isn't that loaded?, pg. 177*12. How does it read?, pg. 203*13. Is it possible?, pg. 214*14. How's that again?, pg. 228*References, pg. 239*General Index, pg. 243*Index of Examples, pg. 247

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691615684, 978-0691615684
      ISBN10: 691615683
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      While the statisticians are trying to knock a few tenths off the statistical error, says Mr. Payne, errors of tens of percents occur because of bad question wording. Mr. Payne's shrewd critique of the problems of asking questions reveals much about the nature of language and words, and a good deal about the public who must answer the poller's quest

      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*Foreword (1980), pg. vii*Foreword, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xiii*Contents, pg. xv*1. Why concern yourself?, pg. 1*2. May we presume?, pg. 16*3. Who left it open?, pg. 32*4. Boy or girl?, pg. 55*5. Win, place, or show?, pg. 75*6. How else?, pg. 100*7. Still beat your wife?, pg. 114*8. Can you make it brief?, pg. 129*9. What's the good word?, pg. 138*10. What's wrong with "you"?, pg. 158*11. Isn't that loaded?, pg. 177*12. How does it read?, pg. 203*13. Is it possible?, pg. 214*14. How's that again?, pg. 228*References, pg. 239*General Index, pg. 243*Index of Examples, pg. 247

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