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A poll is done to estimate the proportion of employees of an organization who think that they are…

The conservative margin of error is 0.05, or 5%. The conventional conservative polling rule gives \(1/\sqrt{400}=1/20=0.05\).

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A poll is done to estimate the proportion of employees of an organization who think that they are actively engaged in their jobs. The poll is based on a random sample of 400 employees. What is the conservative margin of error of this poll?

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The conservative margin of error is 0.05, or 5%. The conventional conservative polling rule gives 1/400=1/20=0.051/\sqrt{400}=1/20=0.05.

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