If we say, "Trump's approval ratings were at 42 %", does it mean that 42% of the Americans support and approve of him?
anonymous If we say, "Trump's approval ratings were at 42 %", does it mean that 42% of the Americans support and approve of him? Yes, more or less. Of course it's only 42% of the people who were surveyed who approve of him, but the statisticians claim that the real percentage nation-wide can't be very different from that.
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anonymousIf we say, "Trump's approval ratings were at 42 %", does it mean that 42% of the Americans support and approve of him?
Yes, more or less.
Of course it's only 42% of the people who were surveyed who approve of him, but the statisticians claim that the real percentage nation-wide can't be very different from that.
CJ