Question

Four hundred people were asked whether gun laws should be more stringent. Three hundred said "yes," and 100 said "no". The point estimate of the proportion in the population who will respond "yes" is:

Answer 1

0.75

Explanation:

Total number of people = 400

Number of people who say yes to gun laws being more stringent = 300

Number of people who say no to gun laws being more stringent = 100

The proportion of people who will say yes = Number of people who say yes to gun laws being more stringent / Total number of people

`\text{The proportion of people who will say yes}=(300)/(400)\\\Rightarrow \text{The proportion of people who will say yes}=(3)/(4)=0.75`

∴ Proportion in the population who will respond "yes" is 0.75