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A Mayoral Election Race Is Tightly Contested

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A mayoral election race is tightly contested. In a random sample of 2300 likely voters, 1219 said that they were planning to vote for the current mayor. Based on this sample, would you claim that the mayor will win a majority of the votes? Explain.


Definitions:

Contagion

The spread of an idea, emotion, or behavior from person to person through contact or communication.

Ontogeny

The development and growth of an organism from fertilization to maturity, focusing on physiological, physical, and behavioral changes.

Sex-Stereotypical Differences

Sex-stereotypical differences refer to the commonly held beliefs or perceptions about the differing characteristics, abilities, and behaviors of males and females based on societal stereotypes.

Highly Context Dependent

This term refers to phenomena or behaviors that vary significantly according to the specific circumstances or context in which they occur, implying that outcomes are not fixed but change with the situation.

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