In a survey of n = 400 randomly selected Americans, a polling organization asked: "Do you favor eliminating Saturday mail delivery to lower the price of a postal stamp?" In the sample, 54% answered "yes" and the margin of error was reported to be plus or minus 5%. Which statement about the margin of error is correct? Group of answer choices There's a 95% chance

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In a survey of n = 400 randomly selected Americans, a polling organization asked: "Do you favor eliminating Saturday mail delivery to lower the price of a postal stamp?" In the sample, 54% answered "yes" and the margin of error was reported to be plus or minus 5%. Which statement about the margin of error is correct?
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There's a 95% chance the sample and population proportions differ by more than 5%.
There's a 95% chance that the population proportion is 54%.
There's a 95% chance the sample and population percentages differ by exactly 5%.
There's a 95% chance the sample and population proportions differ by less than 5%.
 
A national poll wants to determine what percent of all Americans favor a change in delivery to reduce the cost of postal stamps. A random sample of 1000 Pennsylvanians was obtained from a list of all Pennsylvanians. What is the major problem with this survey?
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used the wrong sampling frame.
obtained a volunteer sample.
obtained a convenience sample.
failed to obtain a complete census
 
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