A survey of randomly-selected students on a campus of 1,000 students asked who preferred coffee to tea. The sample proportion is found to be 59%. Which statement is true?

A: 590 students must prefer coffee to tea.

B: Less than 590 students must prefer coffee to tea.

C: More than 590 students must prefer coffee to tea.

D: The sample proportion must precisely represent the entire population’s choice.

E: The population proportion is not necessarily equal to the sample proportion.

I'm thinking A but I want a second opion

Question

A survey of randomly-selected students on a campus of 1,000 students asked who preferred coffee to tea. The sample proportion is found to be 59%. Which statement is true?

    A: 590 students must prefer coffee to tea.

    B: Less than 590 students must prefer coffee to tea.

    C: More than 590 students must prefer coffee to tea.

    D: The sample proportion must precisely represent the entire population’s choice.

    E: The population proportion is not necessarily equal to the sample proportion.

I'm thinking A but I want a second opion

vocaloid · Answer

not quite, remember that 59% of the SAMPLE prefers coffee to tea, but this doesn't tell us anything about the population - the population proportion could be higher or lower

anonymous · Answer

so it could be E then