Abstract: the audience survey is the empirical study and quantitative analytical method developed on the base of the public opinion poll and market research in the western countries.

对事物进行系统周密的考察和了解：要了解情况，唯一的方法是向社会作调查，调查社会各阶级的生动情况。

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In addition to sampling error, the practical difficulties of conducting any survey of public opinion may introduce other sources of error into the poll.

除了样本误差外，全国性的公众意见的调查操作上的困难也会导致误差。

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According to almost every opinion poll, public support for staying in the fight is dwindling across Europe.

几乎所有的民意调查都显示，支持继续作战的民众在整个欧洲都在减少。

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The president made the announcements as a new opinion poll shows public confidence in him has sunk to a new low.

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The poll,by the University of Maryland and Zogby International, examines public opinion on issues pertinent to Arabs in the Middle East.

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A recent public opinion poll shows that eight out of ten adults in the Czech Republic say they are not satisfied with the current political situation.

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George Gallup, of the University of Iowa, founded the legendary public opinion poll.

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The Russian public supported the bill, with 56% of respondents in a poll conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation saying they backed the ban, RIA Novosti reported.

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And the results of a new public opinion poll by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health may help explain why.

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