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Voters Lying? In a survey of 1002 people, 701 said that they voted in a recent presidential election (based on data from ICR Research Group). Voting records showed that 61% of eligible voters actually did vote.
a. Given that 61% of eligible voters actually did vote, find the probability that among 1002 randomly selected eligible voters, at least 701 actually did vote.
b. What does the result suggest?
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