During the Republican primary elections of 2012, Rasmussen Polls estimated that in Ohio, Mitt Romney would receive

Question:

During the Republican primary elections of 2012, Rasmussen Polls estimated that in Ohio, Mitt Romney would receive 31% of the vote and Rick Santorum would receive 33%. However, Rasmussen claimed that the candidates were in a “statistical tie.” Explain what this means at the level of someone who has taken an introductory statistics course.