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Politician Paul and Candidate Carl are running for governor and the election is next week. The latest poll shows Candidate Carl has 51% of the vote
while Politian Paul has 49% of the vote. Assuming there is a 4% margin of error.....
How can we lower the margin of error if only 100 people were surveyed for the results above?

Answer 1

To lower the margin of error when only 100 people were surveyed, you need to increase the sample size.

Step-by-step explanation:

The margin of error in a poll represents how far the poll results may be from the actual opinion of the total population. To lower the margin of error, you need to increase the sample size. In this case, if only 100 people were surveyed, you can lower the margin of error by surveying more people. By surveying a larger sample size, the poll results will be more representative of the actual population and the margin of error will decrease.