Difference between revisions of "Margin of Error"

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'''Margin of Error''' is the percentage that a [[poll]] is likely to be off. The most common is +/-3%.  In most polls, the sample size of the [[poll]] is the largest contributing factor to the margin of error.  
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A '''margin of error''' is the percentage by which any estimate, such as a [[poll]], is likely to be off. The most common is +/-3%.  In most polls, the sample size of the [[poll]] is the largest contributing factor to the margin of error.  
  
 
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Revision as of 15:42, July 20, 2010

A margin of error is the percentage by which any estimate, such as a poll, is likely to be off. The most common is +/-3%. In most polls, the sample size of the poll is the largest contributing factor to the margin of error.

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