Understandable Statistics: Concepts and Methods
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ISBN: 9781337119917
Author: Charles Henry Brase, Corrinne Pellillo Brase
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7.3, Problem 3P
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To determine
Identify whether the margin of error takes into account any of problems with wording of the survey question, interviewer errors, bias from sequence of questions or not.
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To determine
Explain what margin of error reflects.
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