A Mayoral Election Race Is Tightly Contested

question 49

Essay

A mayoral election race is tightly contested. In a random sample of 1400 likely voters, 742 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.

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