| That, basically, is a statistical tie for first, because that's within the margin of error. |
| So Bustamante has a three-point lead in a poll with a five-point margin of error. |
| That's two or three percentage point difference, which can be well within the margin of error. |
| Oh, I haven't done a headcount, and for all I know there may be a 2 percent or a 5 percent margin of error on the Republican side. |
| First comes the original measurement, then the actual offset between brackets, then the margin of error. |
| The results may be within the margin of error, but the outcome could well be determined by the margin of litigation. |
