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question

As reported on CNN, in a May 1999 national poll 43% of high school students expressed fear about going to school. Which of the following best describes what is meant by the poll having a margin of error of 5%?

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math

options

  1. There is a 0.05 probability that the 43% result is in error.
  2. The pollsters are 95% confident that the true proportion is between 38% and 48%.
  3. Five percent of the students refused to participate in the poll.
  4. The poll's results could be 5% higher or lower due to random chance.
  5. Five percent of the students surveyed did not understand the question.
  6. There is a 5% chance that the results of the poll are completely inaccurate.
  7. Only 5% of the students surveyed gave valid responses.
  8. It is likely that the true proportion of high school students afraid to go to school is between 38% and 48%.
  9. The poll's results are 5% away from the true proportion.
  10. Between 38% and 48% of those surveyed expressed fear about going to school.

src

ori_mmlu-high_school_statistics

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