A researcher wants to estimate the proportion of the population which possesses a given characteristic.A random sample of size 1800 is taken resulting in 450 items which possess the characteristic.The point estimate for this population proportion is _______.
A)0.55
B)0.45
C)0.35
D)0.25
E)0.15

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The point estimate for the population proportion is calculated by dividing the number of items with the characteristic by the total number of items in the sample, which is 450/1800 = 0.25.

A Researcher Wants to Estimate the Proportion of the Population