I could prove God statistically. Take the human body alone – the chances that all the functions of an individual would just happen is a statistical monstrosity.
George Gallup Quotes
Polling is merely an instrument for gauging public opinion. When a president or any other leader pays attention to poll results, he is, in effect, paying attention to the views of the people. Any other interpretation is nonsense.
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| Birth: | 18th November, 1901 |
| Death: | 26th July, 1984 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Statistician |
About
George Horace Gallup was born in Jefferson, Iowa, USA. He was an American statistician. He was pioneer of survey sampling techniques and inventor of the Gallup poll, a successful statistical method of survey sampling for measuring public opinion. He earned his B.A. in 1923, his M.A. in 1925 and his Ph.D. in 1928 from the University of Iowa. He served as head of the Department of Journalism at Drake University until 1931. He served as a professor of journalism and advertising at Northwestern University. He was also professor of journalism at Columbia University, but he had to give up this position shortly after he formed his own polling company, the American Institute of Public Opinion, in 1935.
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