Question

In a survey of 302 registered voters, 167 of them wished to see Mayor Waffleskate lose her next election. Find a point estimate for the proportion of registered voters who wish to see Mayor Waffleskate defeated.

Answer 1

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

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 = (167)/(302) = 0.553`

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