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A poll asked whether states should be allowed to conduct random drug tests on elected officials. Of
19,035 respondents, 93% said "yes."
a. Determine the margin of error for a 99% confidence interval.
b. Without doing any calculations, indicate whether the margin of error is larger or smaller for a 90% confidence interval. Explain your answer.
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