3. In a survey of a sample of 625 first-year college students, 371 of the students...
3. In a survey of a sample of 625 first-year college students, 371 of the students said that keeping up with political news is very important to them.
Our sample proportion would therefore be
A. 0.371. B. 0.460. C. 0.594. D. 0.625. E. 0.019
Homework Answers
Solution
Given that,
x = 371
n=625
sampling proportion 
=x
/ n = 371 / 625=0.594
answer = 0.594
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