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Fifty people are selected randomly from a certain population and it is found that 12 people in the sample are over six feet tall. what is the best point estimate of the proportion of people in the population who are over 6 feet​ tall?

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Point estimate = Observations/Sample size = O/n
In the current scenario,
Observations (O) = 12 people with over 6 feet tall
Sample size (n) = 50 people selected randomly

Therefore,
Point estimate proportion of people over 6 feet tall =  12/50 = 0.24 or 24%

The best point estimate of the proportion of people in the population for the people who are over 6 feet​ tall is 0.24.

What is a point estimate?

To find the point estimate, the value of observation is divided by the value of sample size.

Fifty people are selected randomly from a certain population. Thus the sample size is 50.

In this sample size total 12 people in the sample are over six feet tall.

The best point estimate of the proportion of people in the population who are over 6 feet​ tall can be given as,

[tex]P=\dfrac{12}{50}\\P=0.24[/tex]

Thus, the best point estimate of the proportion of people in the population for the people who are over 6 feet​ tall is 0.24.

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