Question: This question uses the Florida_2000 data set, available on Canvas. As usual, you have been randomly assigned one of 10 versions of this data. Your

This question uses the "Florida_2000" data set, available on Canvas. As usual, you have been randomly assigned one of 10 versions of this data. Your version is 1. The 2000 US presidential election was very close. The candidates were Republican George W. Bush, Democrat Al Gore, and some 3rd party candidates; notably Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nader. The result of the election came down to who won Florida, and in Florida the vote difference between Bush and Gore was minuscule - possibly in the hundreds. One point of controversy was the fact that one county in Florida (Palm Beach) used a "butterfly ballot", which some voters reported being confused by and which may have resulted in Pat Buchanan receiving votes intended for Al Gore: Butterfly ballot The Florida_2000 data set contains election data from the 2000 election for all 67 counties in Florida. The variables are county names, total votes cast for each candidate, percentage of total votes cast going to each candidate, total votes cast, and total number of registered voters. 1. We will want to use % voter turnout as a variable in the next question. Create this variable by inserting a new column and selecting the "formula

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