Georgia Preserves is test marketing a new peach-orange marmalade. The following responses were collected from 500 people who were offered samples of the new product at a shopping mall. The marketing department of Georgia Preserves predicted that 300 people would indicate that they would be likely to buy the product between the present time and next year. Determine the absolute error. - 'I love it! Where can I buy it today?' = 127 responses - 'I'll probably try it over the next year, sometime.' = 162 responses - 'I'll probably try it, but only if I have a discount coupon.' = 153 responses - 'I don't like this marmalade.' = 58 responses

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1. Georgia Preserves is test marketing a new peach-orange marmalade. The following responses were collected from 500 people who were offered samples of the new product at a shopping mall. The marketing department of Georgia Preserves predicted that 300 people would indicate that they would be likely to buy the product between the present time and next year. Determine the absolute error. - 'I love it! Where can I buy it today?' = 127 responses - 'I'll probably try it over the next year, sometime.' = 162 responses - 'I'll probably try it, but only if I have a discount coupon.' = 153 responses - 'I don't like this marmalade.' = 58 responses