A Recent Survey Based on a Random Sample of N

question 60

Essay

A recent survey based on a random sample of n = 500 voters, predicted that the Independent candidate for the mayoral election will get 24% of the vote, but he actually gets 28%. Can it be concluded that the survey was done incorrectly?

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