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Sampling and proportions — Question 260

Original QCE Vault practice · 1 mark

Q260 · Practice questionTechnology-freeSimple familiar1 mark

QUESTION 260

In a random sample of

240

festival visitors,

156

arrived by public transport. The sample proportion is

(A)

0.35

(B)

0.72

(C)

0.60

(D)

0.65

ABCD

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