Sydney North
11/2/10

MAT 115

My overall experience with this exit polling project was very good. Although I had a few people who were understandably not willing to participate in my survey (and one who was more than specific as to his questioning of whether or not this was even legal), but luckily I was able to find more than enough people who were willing to politely answer my questions. I said everything that we had arranged in class, including that their vote would be kept confidential. The way I decided to do my exit polling was to use a sheet of paper with Rand Paul’s and Jack Conway’s names, each with several lines next to them. I then asked people to write down their vote, specifying that I have not looked at the paper as long as I have been doing this survey. The people in the area that I live (as well as the precinct I did my exit polling survey in) were very understanding of the fact that this was a class project and were more than willing to help out.

As seen on my survey paper, the results that I came out with were reflected in the actual polls, having 9 votes compared to Rand Paul’s staggering 21 votes. The city in which I vote is a predominantly Republican area, making it clear that I would receive more Rand Paul votes than Jack Conway.

This was a great experience (both meeting new people and getting scolded by a 30 year old man) and I am glad to have been able to participate in it. I was able to learn several different things from probability to confidentiality and gaining the survey taker’s trust. Overall my experience was positive and I was able to come out with clear results, helping my exit polling to be less stressful and more enjoyable.