If an Opinion Poll with a Margin of Error of 5

question 1

Multiple Choice

If an opinion poll with a margin of error of 5 percent finds that 51 percent of Americans are likely to vote for candidate A and 49 percent of Americans are likely to vote for candidate B,what should the pollsters conclude?

• A)that candidate A will win the election
• B)that candidate B will most likely lose the election
• C)that the voting is too close to determine a winner
• D)that the survey results are invalid
• E)that the survey results suffer from nonresponse bias

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