The accompanying table shows the result of a national election along with the vote predicted by several organizations in

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The accompanying table shows the result of a national election along with the vote predicted by several organizations in

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The accompanying table shows the result of a national election
along with the vote predicted by several organizations in the days
before the election. The sample sizes were typically a bit
above​
1,000
people, and the reported margin of error was around plus or
minus


3
percentage
points. The percentages for each poll may not sum to 100 because of
voters who indicated they were undecided.




1. The News Network 1 poll predicted that


50​%
were
going to vote for Candidate


A​,
with
a margin of error of plus or minus


3​%.
Explain
what this means. Select the correct choice below and fill in the
answer boxes to complete your choice.

A)
All samples have a sample proportion that is within ___ percentage
points of ___%.

B)
The actual proportion of voters for Candidate


A
is
likely to be more than ____ percentage points away from
___%.

C)
The true proportion of voters for Candidate


A
is
within ____ percentage points of ____%.
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