Four hundred people were asked whether gun laws should be more stringent. Three hundred said "yes," and 100 said "no". The point estimate of the proportion in the population who will respond "no" is
A) 75.
B) 0.25.
C) 0.75.
D) 0.50.

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The point estimate for the proportion who responded "no" is the proportion of the sample who responded "no," which is 100/400 = 0.25 or 25%. Therefore, the correct choice is B, 0.25.

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