Question

A survey of 700 non-fatal car accidents showed that 183 involved faulty equipment. Find a point estimate for the population proportion of non-fatal car accidents that involved faulty equipment.

Answer 1

Point of faulty equipment car = 0.2614 (Approx)

Explanation:

Given:

Total number of car = 700

Faulty equipment car = 183

Find:

Point of faulty equipment car

Computation:

Point of faulty equipment car = Faulty equipment car / Total number of car

Point of faulty equipment car = 183 / 700

Point of faulty equipment car = 0.261428571

Point of faulty equipment car = 0.2614 (Approx)