Question

The​ _____ _____ denoted p​ is given by the formula p =​_____, where x is the number of individuals with a specified character in a sample of n individuals.

Answer 1

Answer:

The​ sample proportion denoted p​ is given by the formula p =​ $\frac{x}{n}$, where x is the number of individuals with a specified character in a sample of n individuals.

Step-by-step explanation:

In statistics, one of the common parameters estimated is sample proportion,

where someone wants to know the number of occurances of a specific character in the sample.

For example, in a sample of 10 people, there are 3 left-handed people.

Then the sample proportion of left-handed people is $\frac{3}{10}$ where

• being left handed is the characteristic of the proportion
• 3 is the number of left handed people
• from a sample size 10