文档介绍：Unit Ten
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Surveys, Surveys and More Surveys
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I. Pre-reading Task
II. Related Information
III. Detailed Study
IV. Outline& Summary
V. Home Assignment
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I. Pre-reading Task:
1. Do surveys play an important role in our life ?
2. Are the figures in the survey always true?
3. What do you think of surveys done by government agencies or anization ?
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II. Related Information: (1)Opinion polls
A survey of potential voters to determine their mood and attempt to determine he e of the election . Opinion polls started to play a part in American politics in the 1930s when the Gallup poll predicted the election of President Roosevelt in 1936.
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II. Related Information : (2) :Census(Latin census ,”to assess”)
Term primarily referring to the official and periodical counting
of the people of a country or section of a country; also, the printed record of
such a counting. In actual usage the term is applied to the collection of
information on the size and characteristics of population, as well as on the
number and characteristics of dwelling units, various business enterprises,
and governmental earliest known census enumerations were
conducted for purposes of levying taxes of for military conscription. The
First true census in modern times ,however, was taken in the colony of
New France,where the enumeration of individuals began in 1665.
The rise of democratic governments resulted in a new feature of the
census process;
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II. Related Information:
During the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century,
the practice of census taking spread throughout the world. Inter-
anizations, such as the United Nations, have encouraged
all countries to adopt uniform standards in taking their census.
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