An Internet service provider sampled 590 customers and found that 85 of them experienced an interruption in their service during the previous month. Find a point estimate for the population Proportion of all customers who experienced an interruption.
A) 85
B) 0.1441
C) 0.8559
D) 0.0145

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The point estimate for the population proportion is the proportion of the sample that experienced an interruption, which is given by:
85/590 = 0.1441
Therefore, the best choice is B.

An Internet Service Provider Sampled 590 Customers and Found That