For the poll described in Exercise 1, describe what is meant by the statement that the margin

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For the poll described in Exercise 1, describe what is meant by the statement that “the margin of error is ± 1 percentage point.”


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USA Today provided a “snapshot” illustrating poll results from 21,944 subjects. The illustration showed that 43% answered “yes” to this question: “Would you rather have a boring job than no job?” The margin of error was given as ± 1 percentage point. What important feature of the poll was omitted?

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Elementary Statistics

ISBN: 9780321500243

11th Edition

Authors: Mario F. Triola

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