Because so many people are in the united states and it's impracticable to poll everyone, people interested professionally in looking at public opinion describe the ______ of opinions about a particular question.
People interested professionally in looking at public opinion describe the "distribution" of opinions about a particular question.
A public opinion is a way to measure the trends, wishes and desires of people about a specific issue or anything of the importance for the investigator. The term "public opinion" is an old one traced back to seventeenth century.