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In what year did Gallup launch its World Poll, which now covers more than 160 countries?

Answer2005

The World Poll now represents more than 98% of the world's adult population.

Source: Wikipedia (Gallup (company)) (2005) en.wikipedia.org

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In that same 2014 Pew study, how did web-survey completion rates compare to phone-survey completion rates among people who were reached?

Answer64% (web) vs. 63% (phone)

The two modes performed almost the same once someone had already agreed to participate.

Source: Pew Research Center (2014) pewresearch.org

Singapore's election 'sample count' exit-poll-style results carry roughly what margin of error at a 95% confidence level?

Answerabout 4%

These quick sample counts give an early indicative result before official results are finalized.

Source: Wikipedia (Sampling (statistics)) (2015) en.wikipedia.org

Until 2018, Gallup's Daily Tracking survey conducted about how many interviews per day, 350 days a year?

Answer500 interviews a day

About 70% of those interviews were conducted by cellphone, 30% by landline.

Source: Wikipedia (Gallup (company)) (2018) en.wikipedia.org

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