Question

When sampled, 95 out of 500 people said they were vegetarians. If the sample was taken from a population of 31,000 people, which of the following is most likely the number of people in the population who are vegetarians?

A. 8990
B. 5890
C. 2790
D. 12,090

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

c

Answer 6

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Answer 7

1. 95 out of 500 is your "sample proportion." Calculate this on a calculator, obtaining a decimal fraction.
2. Multiply the population by this decimal fraction / sample proportion. the result is an estimate of how many people in the population are vegetarian.