Sample Proportion In a Wakefield Research survey respondents

Sample Proportion In a Wakefield Research survey, respondents were asked if they ever hesitated to give a handshake because of a fear of germs. Of the respondents, 411 answered “yes” and 592 said “no.” What is the sample proportion of yes responses, and what notation is used to represent it?

Solution

Here, there are 411+592 = 1003 people surveyed.

Thus, the proportion of those who said yes is

p^ = 411/1003

p^ = 0.409770688 [ANSWER, p^ is the notation, and the sample proportion is 0.409770688]