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In a poll of 2490 voters in a certain city, 61% said that they backed a...

In a poll of 2490 voters in a certain city, 61% said that they backed a bill which would limit growth and development in their city. The margin of error in the poll was reported as 2 percentage points (with a 95% degree of confidence). Which statement is correct?

  

The stated margin of error could be achieved with a smaller sample size

   

The sample size is too small to achieve the stated margin of error

  

There is not enough information to determine whether the margin of error is consistent with the sample size

  

The reported margin of error is consistent with the sample size

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