Question

In a random sample of 70 undergraduate students from a large university, it was found that 37 had used library books. Find the sample proportion

Answer 1

The sample proportion of undergraduate students that used library books is 0.5286.

Explanation:

The sample proportion is the number of desired outcomes divided by the size of the sample.

In this question:

Sample of 70 undergraduate students, 37 had used library books.

`p = (37)/(70) = 0.5286`

The sample proportion of undergraduate students that used library books is 0.5286.