What is random-digit dialing, and why are most polls conducted this way?

What will be an ideal response?

An ideal response will:
1, Define random-digit dialing as calls placed to phone numbers created by combining exchanges with randomly selected digits.
2, Explain why polls are conducted this way,such as the ability to reach both listed and unlisted numbers and the modest cost of making telephone calls.

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A) extraneous factors. B) individual differences. C) an interaction. D) a single factor.

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Under the Republic of Texas, political divisions were primarily oriented around support of, or opposition to,

A) the right of Texans to own slaves. B) Sam Houston, a leading founder of the Republic. C) the Reconstruction efforts of the Civil War. D) the emergence of liberal third parties.

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