TY - BOOK AU - Bishop,George F. TI - The illusion of public opinion: fact and artifact in American public opinion polls SN - 074251644X (cloth : alk. paper) AV - HN90.P8 B57 2005 U1 - 303.3/8/0973 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Lanham, MD PB - Rowman & Littlefield KW - Public opinion KW - United States KW - Public opinion polls N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-213) and index; The elusiveness of "public opinion" -- Illusory opinions on public affairs -- Survey questions and reality -- The changing American voter : fact and artifact -- September 11's ephemeral opinions -- Ambiguities of measurement -- Spurious impressions in the press -- Illusions of causality : asking why? -- Improving the measurement of public opinion ER -