Question

95 students at a college were asked whether they had completed their required English 101 course, and 72 students said "yes". Find the best point estimate for the proportion of students at the college who have completed their required English 101 course. Round to four decimal places.

Answer 1

0.7579 is the best point for the proportion of students at the college who have completed their required English 101 course.

Explanation:

"The proportion is written in the fraction form as required number in the numerator and the total number in the denominator."

Here, the 95 students at a college were asked whether they had completed their required English 101 course.

So, the total students = 95

It is given that, 72 students said "yes".

So, the number of completed students = 72

To estimate the best point for the proportion of students who completed their English 101 course :

Now, the numerator is the no.of students who have completed their required English 101 course.

Proportion = 72 / 95

⇒ the best point is calculated as 72 divided by 95

⇒ 0.7579 (round to four decimal places).