In a past presidential election, 37,979,113 people voted for Candidate A 37,758,117 for Candidate B; and 206,521 for third-party candidates. a. What percentage of voters chose Candidate A? b. Would it be appropriate to find a confidence interval of voters choosing Candidate A? Why or why not?

In a past presidential election, 37,979,113 people voted for Candidate A 37,758,117 for Candidate B; and 206,521 for third-party candidates. a. What percentage of voters chose Candidate A? b. Would it be appropriate to find a confidence interval of voters choosing Candidate A? Why or why not?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

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