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To: spinestein

Do you have any idea what the margin of error means?


355 posted on 09/01/2006 6:03:18 PM PDT by hail to the chief (Use your conservatism liberally)
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To: hail to the chief

Yes. Margin of error is a number calculated to predict the range of probable outcomes of answers given in a survey or data derived from a scientific experiment. In a survey, it usually only includes sampling error, and reliability of the number assumes that non-sampling errors are negligent.


Here's an excellent summary of margin of error for the layman:

http://www.surveyusa.com/ASA.pdf#search=%22calculate%20%22margin%20of%20error%22%20scientific%22


429 posted on 09/02/2006 9:57:26 PM PDT by spinestein (Look! It's a ELEPHANT!)
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