A polling organization conducts a telephone poll of 850 registered voters and asks which candidate they will vote for in the upcoming presidential election. Forty-three percent of the respondents prefer candidate A and 45% prefer candidate B.
a.What is the population being studied?
b.What is the sample being studied?
c.Based on the sample, what percentage of the population do you think would vote for candidate B?

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The Answer of A polling organization conducts a telephone poll of 850 registered voters and asks which candidate they will vote for in the upcoming presidential election. Forty-three percent of the respondents prefer candidate A and 45% prefer candidate B.
a.What is the population being studied?
b.What is the sample being studied?
c.Based on the sample, what percentage of the population do you think would vote for candidate B?

A Polling Organization Conducts a Telephone Poll of 850 Registered