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EY67

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on: Jul 24, 2018
What is the margin of error?
 a. The amount of error allowable during the implementation of a survey.
  b. The amount of bias you can expect in the survey results.
  c. A measure of the accuracy of survey results.
  d. None of the above

Question 2

Suppose a recent election exit pollster reports that Forty-eight percent of the voters polled said they voted for Candidate A. The margin of error for this survey is plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.. Assume the exit poll was designed and conducted correctly. What percentage of all voters do you expect to vote for Candidate A? Give the most complete answer you can.


frogdreck123456

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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

between 45.5 and 50.5


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