La Money Important Terms - Unit 4

Important terms from La Money's video notes for AP Gov.

Random sample

characteristic of a good poll, every person in a population has an equal chance at selection

Stratified sample

characteristic of a good poll, population is divided into subgroups and weighed on demographics `

Reliability

consistency of the poll results

Veracity

Checks whether the poll was correct. For example: did the polled president win?

Dual Mandate

The reserve is meant to keep unemployment low without increasing inflation.

Impressional Age Hypothesis

major events that occur during young adulthood heavily influence one's beliefs

Focus Group

gets a group of people to have a discussion, not scientific

Mass Survey

polls a large umber of people to people's thoughts

Sampling Error

error created because you are selecting a sample of a population

The Federal Reserve (monetary policy) is meant to be (political/not political)

not political