Question

2000 people are selected randomly from a certain population and it is found that 389 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

Answer 1

Answer: 0.195

Explanation:

given data:

population = 2000 people.

people Who are over 6 feet tall = 389.

Solution:

the point estimate of people over 6feet tall

= no of people over 6 feet tall / total population size

= 389/2000

= 0.195

the point estimate of people over 6 feet tall is 0.195