Question 1
Based on a poll, a newspaper reported that between 56% and 68% of voters would be likely to vote for a school bond issue. What is the margin of error of the poll?
◦ 28%
◦ 6%
◦ 34%
◦ 12%
Question 2
Following the Republican National Convention, a poll of 900 voters in a Central Illinois community showed that 62% expected the Republican ticket to win over the Democrat ticket no matter whom the Democrats chose for vice-president. The margin of error was 6 percentage points. There are 29,000 registered voters in the community. What does the range 56% to 68% represent?
◦ The range likely to contain the percent of the population that expected the Republican ticket to win
◦ The range of voters nationally who expected the Republican ticket to win
◦ The range that contains the percent of the population that expected the Republican ticket to win
◦ The range of the 800 persons polled who replied that they expected the Republican ticket to win
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