01847oam 2200457 450 991078862470332120170523091603.01-4522-3441-81-4522-3440-X(OCoLC)793104709(MiFhGG)GVRL6MNX(EXLCZ)99328000000000127220111104d2012 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrExit polls surveying the American electorate, 1972-2010 /Samuel J. Best, Brian S. KruegerLos Angeles, [Calif.] ;London CQ Pressc2012Los Angeles :SAGE/CQ Press,2012.1 online resource (xix, 308 pages) illustrationsGale eBooksDescription based upon print version of record.1-60871-741-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.The exit poll phenomenon -- Creating and using exit poll time series -- Composition of the exit polls -- Presidential voting preferences of exit poll respondents -- Congressional voting preferences of exit poll respondents.Every two years, exit polls become the most widely analyzed written about and discussed data-set in the United States. Although exit polls are known for their use in predicting elections, they are in fact the best tool for explaining election results.Exit polling (Elections)United StatesElection forecastingUnited StatesExit polling (Elections)Election forecasting324.973092Best Samuel J495930Krueger Brian S.MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910788624703321Exit polls3743165UNINA