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Statistics - Polls: 
What do the numbers tell us? Related 
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Related Statistics Resources
Explore the following Web sites for more information about statistics and polling:

Chance
http://www.geom.umn .edu/docs/education/chance/
These pages, which are designed to complement a college-level statistics curriculum, include information on basic statistical concepts such as random sampling, margin of error, and confidence intervals.

The Data and Story Library
http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/DASL/
Visitors to this site can access raw data files and explore stories related to specific statistical concepts.

The Gallup Organization
http://www.gallup.com/
Here is a place to go to read data from a variety of public opinion polls.

The Internet Glossary of Statistical Terms
http://www.a nimatedsoftware.com/statglos/statglos.htm
You can read about a wide array of statistical concepts through this hyperlinked glossary.

Statistics Every Writer Should Know
http://nilesonline.com/stats/
In plain English, this site describes the theories behind statistical concepts so that journalists can report polling data accurately. The site also hosts a discussion forum for reading and posting statistics questions and answers.

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
http://www.lib.uconn.edu/Rop erCenter/
This is another site to visit for an extensive collection of data related to public opinion polling.

A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper by John Allen Paulos. Anchor Books, 1995.

Statistics the Easy Way by Douglas Downing and Jeffrey Clark. 3rd Ed. Barron's, 1996.

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