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Section I: Multiple Choice Select the best answer for each question. A telephone poll of
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Section I: Multiple Choice Select the best answer for each question. A telephone poll of an SRS of 1234 adults found that 62% are generally satisfied with their lives. The announced margin of error for the poll was 3%. Does the margin of error account for the fact that some adults do not have telephones? (a) Yes. The margin of error includes all sources of error in the poll. (b) Yes. Taking an SRS eliminates any possible bias in estimating the population proportion. (c) Yes. The margin of error includes undercoverage but not nonresponse. (d) No. The margin of error includes nonresponse but not undercoverage. (e) No. The margin of error only includes sampling variability.
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Section I: Multiple Choice Select the best answer for each question. A telephone poll of an SRS of 1234 adults found that 62% are generally satisfied with their lives. The announced margin of error for the poll was 3%. Does the margin of error account for the fact that some adults do not have telephones? (a) Yes. The margin of error includes all sources of error in the poll. (b) Yes. Taking an SRS eliminates any possible bias in estimating the population proportion. (c) Yes. The margin of error includes undercoverage but not nonresponse. (d) No. The margin of error includes nonresponse but not undercoverage. (e) No. The margin of error only includes sampling variability.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
Given that,
A telephone poll of an SRS of 1234 adults found that 62% are generally satisfied with their lives. The announced margin of error for the poll was 3%.
It is required to determine whether the margin of error account for the fact that some adults do not have telephones.