Excursions in Modern Mathematics (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134468372
Author: Peter Tannenbaum
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 24E
To determine
a.
The sample statistics estimating the percentage of the vote going to each candidate.
To determine
b.
The sampling errors in the survey expressed as percentages.
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