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Sociologist-Identification-Response

Please write a 150-200 word response to the questions(s) below. This should be in your own words, using your own thoughts and ideas. DO NOT RESEARCH for these questions, and do not give statistics, or information from other sources.

When sociologists do research , do you think it is okay ( or ethical) for them not to identify themselves as sociologists or social scientists? If they misrepresent who they are ( in an attempt to get more honest feedback), is that okay ? Why or why not? Give your own opinions and ideas about this

 
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Card-Stopping-Optimization

In your hands is a standard deck of 52 playing cards (26 black and 26 red). You are drawing cards one at a time. If you draw a red card you get a dollar. If you draw a black card you get fined a dollar. You can stop drawing cards anytime you want. Cards are not returned to the deck after being drawn. Come up with an optimal stopping rule that you can use to maximize your expected payoff. What is the expected payoff following your rule?

 
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Margin-of-Error-Polls-and-Public-Opinion-ESSAY

How you will do it

  1. Review Polls: What Do the Numbers Tell Us? and complete Part 1 of the worksheet Public Opinion Polls.
  2. Select a recent Gallup poll for evaluation. (Polls from national magazines and daily newspapers may also be suitable.) Follow the directions in Part 2 of Public Opinion Polls.
  3. Use your completed worksheet as a basis for analysis and write a critique of the poll’s accuracy and validity in a brief essay. Submit your essay, along with the completed worksheet and a copy of the poll, to your instructor.
  4. For Step 3, prepare a 1-2 page essay with a clear thesis statement and support for your evaluation of the poll you selected. Your essay must be formatted according to MLA guidelines and should include a Works Cited page of references. Submit the essay with your completed Public Opinion Polls handout.
  5. Be prepared to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of polls and their role in political contests and decisions
 
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