Shirley V.

asked • 05/07/16

sample proportion

According to a study conducted by an organization, the proportion of Americans who were afraid to fly in 2006 was 0.10. A random sample of 1300 americans results in 117 indicating that they are afraid to fly. Explain why this is not necessarily evidence that the proportion of Americans who are afraid to fly has decreased.
 
Select the correct choice:
 
A) This is not evidence that the proportion of Americans who are afraid to fly has decreased below .10 because the sample size n is more than 5%
 
B) This is not evidence '''''''' because the sample proportion is________, is very close to 0.10 (type an integer or decimal)
 
C) This is not evidence """"""below .10 because the value of np (1-p) is less than .10.
 
D) This is not evidence"""""""" because the probability of obtaining a value equal to or more extreme than the sample proprtion is ____ which is unusual. (round to four decimal places)

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