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Rock singer Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, and his life received substantial publicity as the 25th anniversary of his death approached on August 16, 2002. On August 7-11, 2002, an ABC News poll asked a random sample of
a. Was this an open- or closed-form question?
b. Do you think the percentage who responded “Elvis Presley” was influenced by the timing of the poll? Explain.
c. Do you think the percentage who responded “Elvis Presley” would have been higher, lower, or about the same if the question had given specific choices?
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