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Application 1: A Typical Election Poll

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Activity-Based Statistics

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The article reprinted here from the Gainesville Sun appeared close to the end of the presidential race among Bush, Clinton, and Perot. Read the article carefully before studying the material presented in the following paragraphs. As you go through this discussion, make sure all of the statements are justified, and try to answer the open questions left for the reader.

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Scheaffer, R.L., Watkins, A., Gnanadesikan, M., Witmer, J.A. (1996). Application 1: A Typical Election Poll. In: Activity-Based Statistics. Textbooks in mathematical sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3843-8_49

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