National opinion polls tend to use sample sizes ranging from ________ to ________.
A) 10; 100
B) 1,000; 1,200
C) 50,000; 100,000
D) 1 million; 5 million
E) 10 million; 15 million

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National opinion polls typically use a sample size ranging from 1,000 to 1,200, as this is considered large enough to provide a representative sample of the population while also being manageable in terms of cost and logistics. Sample sizes smaller than this may not accurately reflect the diversity of the population, while larger sample sizes can be prohibitively expensive and time-consuming to conduct. Options A, C, D, and E are either too small or too large to be commonly used in national opinion polls.

National Opinion Polls Tend to Use Sample Sizes Ranging from ________