Burns Worthington "Bud" Roper (1925–2003) was an American pollster.
He was chairman (1970–94) of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at the University of Connecticut.
[2] He helped develop industry standards for methodology and the wording of poll questions.
[3] Two polling controversies occurred during his career; in both cases he showed readiness to admit mistakes.
[2] This United States biographical article is a stub.