Question

Solve the problem. Round the point estimate to the nearest thousandth.

Fifty people are selected randomly from a certain population and it is found that 13 people in the sample are over 6 feet tall. What is the point estimate of the proportion of people in the population who are over 6 feet tall?

0.50
0.19
0.26
0.74

Answer 1

Given:
50 random people
13 out of the 50 are over 6 feet tall.

The point estimate of the proportion of people in the population who are over 6 feet tall is 0.26.

13 / 50 = 0.26