An election poll of 1,000 people indicates that 48 percent of voters favor Candidate Smith and 50 percent of voters favor Candidate Jones, with a 3 percent margin of error. What can one conclude from this poll

The margin of error suggests Candidate Smith may receive between 45% and 51% of the votes, while Candidate Jones may receive between 47% and 53%. Because the poll estimates overlap when accounting for margin of error, the poll cannot predict the winner.

What is a confidence interval?

It is given by the sample proportion plus/minus the margin of error.

Then, for each candidate, the likely margins of proportion of votes are as follows:

Candidate Smith: 45% to 51%.

Candidate Jones: 47% to 53%.

The margin of error suggests Candidate Smith may receive between 45% and 51% of the votes, while Candidate Jones may receive between 47% and 53%. Because the poll estimates overlap when accounting for margin of error, the poll cannot predict the winner.

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