If a poll has a margin of error of 3 percent and a confidence level of 95 percent, this means that
A) 95 percent of the time, actual opinion will be within plus or minus three points of the reported results.
B) 95 percent of the time, the report will be accurate within three points of reported results.
C) 3 percent of the time, the report will be more than 95 percent off from the actual results.
D) the actual opinion will be within 3 and 95 percent of the reported results.
E) the study has been incorrectly reported; you cannot have a confidence level of 95 percent with a margin of error of 3 percent.
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