Explained: Margin of error

In mid-October, a Gallup poll of likely voters nationwide showed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leading President Barack Obama by a 7 percent margin. That same week, a poll by the University of Connecticut and the Hartford Courant, covering virtually the same time period, showed Obama ahead of Romney by 3 points. That's a 10-percentage-point disparity.

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