Praxis II Middle School Content Knowledge Test Prep

Answer - A - An increase in sampling errors is the most probable reasoning why last-minute polls often produce different results from earlier polls.

Key Takeaway: Closer to a voting deadline, polls tend to have large problems such as skewed responses or rushed data, as people are being forced to make a decision or produce results. Larger numbers, questions, or controls are usually not really at stake-even in last-minute polling.