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3 sourced facts about in-person, on-site surveys and data collection, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer6 to 12 people
Sociologist Robert K. Merton pioneered the method during World War II, gathering people in a room to react to content in real time.
Source: Wikipedia, Focus group (2023) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 60,000 households
Running since 1940, this enumerator-conducted survey is the source of the official U.S. unemployment rate.
Source: Wikipedia, Current Population Survey (2023) en.wikipedia.org
Answer115 locations, 7,774 voters
On-site exit-poll interviewers work a random sample of polling places, then results are combined with phone interviews of mail and early voters.
Source: Wikipedia, Exit poll (2023) en.wikipedia.org