In a Poll of 2778 Voters in a Certain City,77

question 17

Multiple Choice

In a poll of 2778 voters in a certain city,77% said that they supported the Conservative Party of Canada.The margin of error in the poll was reported as 6 percentage points (with a 95% degree of confidence) .Make a statement about the adequacy of the sample size for the given margin of error.

• A)The stated margin of error could be achieved with a larger sample size.
• B)The sample size is too small to achieve the stated margin of error.
• C)The reported margin of error is consistent with the sample size.
• D)The stated margin of error could be achieved with a smaller sample size.
• E)There is not enough information to determine whether the margin of error is consistent with the sample size.

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Relativistic Thinking

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