A survey was given to a random sample of the residents of a town to determine whether they support a new plan to raise taxes in order to increase education spending. The survey reported a confidence interval that between 57.5% and 60.5% of the residents supports the plan. What is the margin of error on the survey? Do not write ± on the margin of error.Answer:________
Q. A survey was given to a random sample of the residents of a town to determine whether they support a new plan to raise taxes in order to increase education spending. The survey reported a confidence interval that between 57.5% and 60.5% of the residents supports the plan. What is the margin of error on the survey? Do not write ± on the margin of error.Answer:________
Calculate Confidence Interval Range: To find the margin of error, we need to calculate the range of the confidence interval and then divide it by 2. The confidence interval is from 57.5% to 60.5%.
Calculate Margin of Error: Calculate the range of the confidence interval.Range = Upper limit of confidence interval - Lower limit of confidence intervalRange = 60.5%−57.5%Range = 3%
Calculate Margin of Error: Calculate the range of the confidence interval.Range = Upper limit of confidence interval - Lower limit of confidence intervalRange = 60.5%−57.5%Range = 3%Divide the range by 2 to find the margin of error.Margin of error = Range / 2Margin of error = 3%/2Margin of error = 1.5%
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