A political pollster is conducting an analysis of sample results in order to make predictions on election

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A political pollster is conducting an analysis of sample results in order to make predictions on election night. Assuming a two-candidate election, if a specific candidate receives at least 55% of the vote in the sample, that candidate will be forecast as the winner of the election. If you select a random sample of 100 voters, what is the probability that a candidate will be forecast as the winner when
a. The population percentage of her vote is 50.1%?
b. The population percentage of her vote is 60%?
c. The population percentage of her vote is 49% (and she will actually lose the election)?
d. If the sample size is increased to 400, what are your answers to (a) through (c)? Discuss.
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Basic Business Statistics Concepts And Applications

ISBN: 9780132168380

12th Edition

Authors: Mark L. Berenson, David M. Levine, Timothy C. Krehbiel

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