Some government officials are proposing for the country’s academic calendar to be moved from June-March to August-May. This proposal, according to the officials, if approved, can further improve education by synchronizing our calendar with that of the other countries. Government officials would push through with the proposal if at least 85% of the student population favor it. To know the opinion of learners regarding the said proposal, a simple random sample of learners was obtained and they were asked if they were in favor of the said proposal. Of the 1,000 surveyed learners, 892 said they were in favor of the approval of the said proposal. a.Find a point estimate of the true proportion of learners who are in favor of the approval of the proposal and find its standard erro

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
6th Edition
ISBN:9781119256830
Author:Amos Gilat
Publisher:Amos Gilat
Chapter1: Starting With Matlab
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1P
icon
Related questions
icon
Concept explainers
Topic Video
Question

Some government officials are proposing for the country’s academic calendar to be moved from June-March to August-May. This proposal, according to the officials, if approved, can further improve education by synchronizing our calendar with that of the other countries. Government officials would push through with the proposal if at least 85% of the student population favor it. To know the opinion of learners regarding the said proposal, a simple random sample of learners was obtained and they were asked if they were in favor of the said proposal. Of the 1,000 surveyed learners, 892 said they were in favor of the approval of the said proposal.

a.Find a point estimate of the true proportion of learners who are in favor of the approval of the proposal and find its standard error.

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 1 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Application of Algebra
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, statistics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
Statistics
ISBN:
9781119256830
Author:
Amos Gilat
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Probability and Statistics for Engineering and th…
Probability and Statistics for Engineering and th…
Statistics
ISBN:
9781305251809
Author:
Jay L. Devore
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences (MindTap C…
Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences (MindTap C…
Statistics
ISBN:
9781305504912
Author:
Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (7th E…
Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (7th E…
Statistics
ISBN:
9780134683416
Author:
Ron Larson, Betsy Farber
Publisher:
PEARSON
The Basic Practice of Statistics
The Basic Practice of Statistics
Statistics
ISBN:
9781319042578
Author:
David S. Moore, William I. Notz, Michael A. Fligner
Publisher:
W. H. Freeman
Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
Statistics
ISBN:
9781319013387
Author:
David S. Moore, George P. McCabe, Bruce A. Craig
Publisher:
W. H. Freeman