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Mass Media Chapter 12 quiz

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George Gallup   Introduced probability sampling  
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Institute of American Public Opinion   Gallup polling organization  
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Statistical Extrapolation   Drawing conclusions from a segment of the whole  
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Probability Sampling   Everyone in the population being surveyed as an equal chance to be sampled  
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Sample Size   Number of people surveyed  
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384   Number of people in a properly selected sample for results to provide 95% confidence that results have less than a 5% margin of error  
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Population   Group of people being studied  
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Sample Selection   Process for choosing individuals to be interviewed  
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Margin of Error   Percentage that a survey may be off mark  
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Confidence Level   Degree of certainty that a survey is accurate  
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Quota Sampling   Demographics of the sample coincides with those of the whole population  
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Straw Polls   Respondents select themselves to be polled; unreliable indicator of public opinion  
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Roving Photographer   Statistically unsound way to tap public opinion  
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Circulation   Number of readers of a publication  
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Audit Bureau of Circulations   Checks newspaper and magazine circulation claims  
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Ratings   Measurements of broadcast audience size  
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Nielsen Media Research   Surveys television viewership  
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Archibald Crossley   Conducted first polls on broadcast audience size  
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A. C. Nielsen   Founder of broadcast survey firm bearing his name  
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Demographic   Characteristics of groups within a population being sampled, including age, gender and affiliations  
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Broadcast Ratings Council   Accredits rating companies  
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Sweeps   When broadcast ratings are conducted  
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Hyping   Intensive promotion to attract an audience during ratings periods  
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Black Weeks   Periods when ratings are not conducted  
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Zipping   Viewers change television channels to avoid commercials  
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Zapping   Viewers record programs and eliminate commercial breaks  
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Flush Factor   Viewers leave during commercials to go to refrigerator, bathroom, etc...  
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Engagement Ratings   The time that audience people stay with media products and advertisements  
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Interviews   Face-to-face, mail, telephone survey technique  
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Diaries   Sampling technique in which respondents keep their own records  
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People Meters   Devices that track individual viewers  
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Overnights   Next-morning reports on network viewership  
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Media Metrix   A service measuring internet audience size  
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Anytime Anywhere Media Measurements (A2/M2)   Nielsen plan to integrate audience measurements on a wide range of video platforms  
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Heatmapping   Technology to track how people move through a web page  
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Focus Groups   Small groups interviewed in loosely structured ways for opinion, reactions  
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Galvanic Skin Checks   Monitor pulse, skin responses to stimuli  
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Prototype Research   Checks audience response to a product still in development  
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Pilot   A prototype television show that is given an on-air trial  
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Cohort Analysis   Demographic tool to identify marketing targets by common characteristics  
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Jonathan Robbin   Devised PRIZM geodemography system  
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PRIZM   Identifies population characteristics by zip code  
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Geodemography   Demographic characteristics by geographic area  
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Psychographics   Breaking down a population by lifestyle characteristics  
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VALS   Psychographic analysis by values, lifestyle and life stage  
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