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    Question ID:   9070         Current Version: 1
Question: What is the difference between a poll and a survey?
Category: Science > Social Sciences
Keywords: compare, difference, poll, vs, survey
Type: what
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Both poll (a questioning or canvassing of persons selected at random or by quota to obtain information or opinions to be analyzed) and survey (to query in order to collect data for the analysis of some aspect of a group or area) involve collect information from randomly selected targets to analyze. There are some subtle differences between them:

Poll

  • simple and quick question
  • usually a yes or no
  • users can respond quickly
  • often used by sports and news organizations

Survey

  • questions are more comprehensive
  • information collected is much more subjective and contains more details
  • survey format is more complex which may include conditions and branches
  • length varies from one or two questions to up to dozens
  • surveys are used by a variety of organizations, such as vendors, researchers, government, etc.
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