The New York Times reported on a poll conducted October 18-21, 2000. This random

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The New York Times reported on a poll conducted October 18-21, 2000. This random phone survey found that among 1010 registered voters, 45% responded Yes to the question "Does the presidential candidate George W. Bush have the ability to deal wisely with an international crisis?" The New York Times explained, "In theory, in 19 cases out of 20 the results based on such a sample will differ by no more than three percentage points in either direction from what would have been obtained by seeking out all American adults." Fill in the following, choosing from these options: population, parameter, sample, statistic, unknown, pi, p, 45%, 3%, 1.5% The symbol for the parameter is. The value of the parameter is. The collection of 1010 registered voters is called the. The symbol for the statistic is. The standard error is approximately approximately The 95% margin of error is approximately.

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The symbol for the parameter is .

The value of the parameter is 45%.

The collection of 1010 registered voters is called population.

The symbol for the statistic is p.

The sample statistic is unknown.

The 95% margin of error is approximately 3%.

The standard error is approximately 3/2%=1.5%.

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