The results of a Newsweek poll concerning views on abortion given in the table that follows show

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The results of a Newsweek poll concerning views on abortion given in the table that follows show that there is no consensus on this issue among Americans.

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 26€“27, 2006. N = 1002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).

€œWhich side of the political debate on the abortion issue do you sympathize with more: the right-to-life movement that believes abortion is the taking of human life and should be outlawed; OR, the pro-choice movement that believes a woman has the right to choose what happens to her body, including deciding to have an abortion?€ (Options rotated)

Right-to-Life Pro-Choice Neither Unsure ALL adults 53 31 69 57 3 39 Republicans 3 4 4 62 25 Democrats 2 4 Independents 3


a. Is this an observational study or a planned experiment?

b. Is there the possibility of problems in responses arising because of the somewhat sensitive nature of the subject? What kinds of biases might occur?

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Introduction To Probability And Statistics

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