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waz_nc

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Fri Jan-07-05 07:58 PM
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31. Isn't this within the margin of error?

I think the 3% margin of error means that Bush's % could have ranged from 48% to 54% and Kerry's could have ranged from 45% to 51%. So from a statistical point you can't say the results of this poll are statistically different (within a 95% confidence interval) from the 48% Bush 51% Kerry in the Edison/Mitofsky exit polls that you're suggesting these results contradict.
Bill

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