Question

A poll of 1,500 registered voters is taken. Of these, 600 say they will vote for candidate Smith. Compute a point estimate for the probability that a randomly selected voter will vote for this candidate.

a) 0.60

b) 0.04

c) 0.40

d) 0.36

e) none of the above

Answer 1

Answer:-

Given data:-

Total number of registered voters is taken =1,500

No.of persons say they will vote for candidate Smith = 600

Now, we find out the:-

Compute a point estimate for the probability that a randomly selected voter will vote for this candidate:-

A point estimate for the probability , i.e.,

point estimate = S / Total

= (no. of persons will vote for candidate Smith) / ( Total number of registered voters )

= 600 / 1500

= 0.40

The point estimate for the probability = 0.40

From the question, The correct answer is " option c ".

Option c is " 0.40 ".