Question

There are 13 comma 17913,179 eligible voters in one town. In a poll of 834834 eligible voters from this​ town, the proportion who say that they plan to vote in the next mayoral election is 0.470.47. Based on that sample​ statistic, what is the best estimate of the proportion for all eligible voters in the​ town? Round to two decimal places as needed.

Answer 1

The best estimate of the proportion for all eligible voters in the​ town, that is, the best estimate for the population, is 0.47.

Explanation:

Since the sample is large enough, the proportion from the sample is the best estimate for the proportion of the population.

In this question, we have that:

For the sample, the proportion who say that they plan to vote in the next mayoral election is 0.47

So the best estimate of the proportion for all eligible voters in the​ town, that is, the best estimate for the population, is 0.47.