Question

In a survey of 1407 adults from country A, 215 said that they were not confident that the food they eat in country A is safe. The point estimate for p, p (hat) is The point estimate for q, q (hat) is

Answer 1

(a)0.1528

(b)0.8472

Explanation:

215 out of 1407 adults from country A said that they were not confident that the food they eat in country A is safe.

(a)Point estimate for
`\hat{p}`

The point estimate for
`\hat{p}`
`=(215)/(1407)=0.1528`

(b)Point estimate for
`\hat{q}`

The point estimate for
`\hat{q}=1-\text{point estimate for } \hat{p}=1-(215)/(1407)=0.8472`