Sampling Distribution A national caterer determined that 87
Sampling Distribution
A national caterer determined that 87% of the people who sampled their food said it was delicious. A random sample of 144 people is obtained from a population of 5000. The 144 people are asked to sample the caterer\'s food. If ^p is the sample for a proportion saying that the food is delicious, what is the mean of the sampling distribution of ^p?
a. 0.42
b. 0.87
c. 0.19
d. 1.25
Solution
b. 0.87

