A survey of 100 fatal accidents showed that in 43 cases the driver at fault was inadequately insured. Find apoint estimate for p, the population proportion of accidents where the driver at fault was inadequately insured
A) 0.43
B) 0.57
C) 0.754
D) 0.301

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The point estimate for the population proportion (p) is found by dividing the number of cases where the condition is met (inadequately insured drivers at fault, 43 cases) by the total number of cases observed (100 fatal accidents), which equals 0.43.

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