Burns W Roper

Biographic Data

ID706795
NAMEBurns W Roper
GIVEN NAMESBurns W
FAMILY NAMERoper
SIGNATUREROPER B W
AFFILIATIONSRoper Hospital
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS29
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1976
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1987
H-INDEX3

  • The Future Study of Public Opinion

    Leo Bogart, James R Beniger et al.ARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1987

  • Evaluating Polls With Poll Data

    Burns W RoperARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1986Cited by: 11

    The Roper Organization conducted two surveys in 1985 on the public's attitudes toward polls. One was a 10-question interview and the other was a single question asking for reactions to letters both critical and laudatory of polls. Results of the two surveys, which were asked of national samples of adults, indicate that although there is skepticism among the public about polls, few people are entirely negative. However, the rise in the last 10 yea…

  • Early Calls of Election Results and Exit Polls

    J Ronald Milavsky, Al Swift et al.ARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1985Cited by: 7

    Journal Article Early Calls of Election Results and Exit Polls: Pros, Cons, and Constitutional Considerations: Introduction Get access J. RONALD MILAVSKY J. RONALD MILAVSKY Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 49, Issue 1, SPRING 1985, Pages 1–2, https://doi.org/10.1086/268898 Published: 01 January 1985

  • Early Election Calls

    Burns W RoperARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1985Cited by: 1

    Journal Article Early Election Calls: The Larger Dangers Get access BURNS W. ROPER BURNS W. ROPER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 49, Issue 1, SPRING 1985, Pages 5–9, https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/49.1.5 Published: 01 January 1985

  • Political polls

    Open AccessBurns W RoperARTICLESociety1985Cited by: 1

  • Are Polls Accurate

    Open AccessBurns W RoperARTICLEThe Annals of the American…1984Cited by: 3

    Polls can be and frequently are extremely accurate. They also can be and frequently are grossly inaccurate. Surveys that measure facts, (such as habits or ownership,) tend to be more accurate than surveys that measure opinion, and surveys that measure opinion are, in turn, more accurate than surveys that attempt to measure future intentions. While sampling error is the most commonly given reason for polling error, it is usually the smallest error…

  • Some Things That Concern Me

    Burns W RoperARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1983Cited by: 3

    To improve the craft of opinion research the author makes these recommendations: (1) emphasize the “art” side of opinion research, (2) avoid establishing strict standards of performance, (3) push for more disclosure than the present code calls for, and (4) substitute question wording for sampling error statement in public release of poll results

  • The Predictive Value of Consumer Confidence Measures

    Burns W RoperARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1982Cited by: 3

    Journal Article The Predictive Value of Consumer Confidence Measures Get access BURNS W. ROPER BURNS W. ROPER Burns W. Roper is Chairman of The Roper Organization, Inc. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 46, Issue 3, FALL 1982, Pages 361–367, https://doi.org/10.1086/268733 Published: 01 January 1982

  • The Limits of Public Support

    Open AccessBurns W RoperARTICLEThe Annals of the American…1979

    Polls reveal that the American public's interest in foreign affairs remains consistently low. In only three of ten to twelve areas of government spending, polled since 1971, did the public feel that the United States was spending too much; of these, foreign aid—both economic and military— was an easy first

  • Changing Public Attitudes toward Television and Other Media 1959-1976

    Burns W RoperARTICLEcomm1978

  • Misleading measurements

    Open AccessBurns W RoperARTICLESociety1976