In a survey of 302 registered voters, 167 of them wished to see Mayor Waffleskate lose her next election. Find a point estimate

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for the proportion of registered voters who wish to see Mayor Waffleskate defeated.

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Ivahew [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-16T05:35:48+03:00

Answer:

A point estimate for the proportion of registered voters who wish to see Mayor Waffleskate defeated is of 0.553.

Step-by-step explanation:

Point estimate:

The point estimate of a proportion is the sample proportion(number of desired outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes).

Find a point estimate for the proportion of registered voters who wish to see Mayor Waffleskate defeated.

167 out of 302. So

$p = \frac{167}{302} = 0.553$

A point estimate for the proportion of registered voters who wish to see Mayor Waffleskate defeated is of 0.553.