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9.5 Exercise 39

Avg difficulty 2.5

A group of researchers research a common contagious disease. A newspaper found that 13 percent of Americans have been diagnosed with the disease in the last year. The researchers doubt that the percentage is really that high. It conducts its own survey. Out of 76 Americans surveyed, only two had been diagnosed with the disease. Would you agree with the newspaper's poll? In complete sentences, give three reasons why polls might give different results.

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