Question

A group conducted a poll of 2022

likely voters just prior to an election. The results of the survey indicated that candidate A would receive 49

​%

of the popular vote and candidate B would receive 46

​%

of the popular vote. The margin of error was reported to be 5

​%.

The group reported that the race was too close to call. Use the concept of a confidence interval to explain what this means.

Answer 1

Explanation:

number of likely voters = 2022

candidate A = 49%

candidate B = 46%

margin of error = 5%

using the concept of a confidence interval to explain

from the result of the poll conducted candidate A scored 49% of the votes while Candidate B scored 46% therefore the difference between the two voters is 3%.

also the margin of error is 5% which is higher than the 3% difference between the candidates. this margin error means that the 5% can vote for either candidate A or candidate B .which makes the results TOO CLOSE TO CALL