A random sample will be selected from the population of all adult residents of a particular city. The sample proportion will be used to estimate p, the proportion of all adult residents who are registered to vote. For which of the following situations will the estimate tend to be closest to the actual value of p?
I.
II.
III.
A)I only
B)II only
C)III only
D)II and II only
E)All three estimates will be equally close to the actual value of p.

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A random sample will be selected from the population of all adult residents of a particular city. The sample proportion  will be used to estimate p, the proportion of all adult residents who are registered to vote. For which of the following situations will the estimate tend to be closest to the actual value of p? ​
I. 
 II. 
 III.  ​
A)I only 
B)II only 
C)III only 
D)II and II only 
E)All three estimates will be equally close to the actual value of p.

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The Answer of A random sample will be selected from the population of all adult residents of a particular city. The sample proportion  will be used to estimate p, the proportion of all adult residents who are registered to vote. For which of the following situations will the estimate tend to be closest to the actual value of p? ​
I. 
 II. 
 III.  ​
A)I only 
B)II only 
C)III only 
D)II and II only 
E)All three estimates will be equally close to the actual value of p.

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