By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria.

Competency 2: Evaluate the adequacy of data collection methods.
Assess the appropriateness of a sample to represent a population.
Explain the rationale for using a particular sampling technique.
Competency 5: Evaluate statistical arguments.
Interpret the meaning of the confidence interval in the context of survey results.
Evaluate the impact of question wording on participants’ responses.
Evaluate a study for evidence of bias.
This assessment is somewhat independent of the other assessments so far, in the sense that it does not involve your own survey. Instead, you will produce a report based on an evaluation of a Gallup survey and its statistical findings. Gallup reports on a variety of polls with explanations of the survey methods. Categories of polls include politics, economy, well-being, health care law, taxes, federal budget, and many other subjects.