1.12 The death penalty. A press release by the Gallup News Service says that, based on a poll conducted on October 12–15, 2014, it found that 63% of Americans respond Yes when asked this question: “Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder?” Toward the end of the article, you read: “Results for this Gallup poll are based on 1017 telephone interviews” and “based on a random sample of adults, 18 years and older living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.” What variable did this poll measure? What population do you think Gallup wants information about? What was the sample?