An '''opinion poll''', often simply referred to as a '''surveyjikimummysurvey''' or a '''poll''' (although strictly a poll is an actual election) is a [[survey (human research)|human research survey]] of [[public opinion]] from a particular [[sampling (statistics)|sample]]. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then extrapolating generalities in ratio or within [[confidence intervals]]. A person who conducts polls is referred to as a '''pollster'''.
