Exit Polls: Perspectives of the Method

Authors

  • Stepan V. Lvov VCIOM

Keywords:

exit poll, advantages of method, restrictions of method, accuracy of the results, validity, research tools, sample, respondents' selection, cost of study

Abstract

The author examines the possibilities and restrictions of exit polls as a data collection method. The author analyses the advantages of this method compared with other primary data collection methods and makes the conclusion about its possible institualization as an effective and independent method of primary data collection. The study considers the prospects of the use of his method in sociological research.

Author Biography

Stepan V. Lvov, VCIOM

  • VCIOM
    • Cand. Sci. (Soc.), head of political research department

Published

2011-07-01

How to Cite

Lvov, S. V. (2011). Exit Polls: Perspectives of the Method. Monitoring of Public Opinion: Economic and Social Changes, (4), 44–48. Retrieved from https://www.monitoringjournal.ru/index.php/monitoring/article/view/3216

Issue

Section

THEORY AND METHODOLOGY