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Introduction to Probability

Question 8 • Probability and Statistics with Applications Honors Sem-2-FL-1210300 (2024-2025)

A study reports that about half of pet owners have either a dog or a cat. The other half of pet owners have birds, reptiles, or other animals. To find out if this applies in its area, an animal shelter surveys a random sample of 30 pet owners. Nineteen of them say they own either a cat or a dog.Let even digits represent owning a cat or a dog and odd digits represent owning some other type of animal.Using the line of random numbers, what is the best estimate of the proportion of responses in a sample who own either a cat or a dog?

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Answer
A
0.47
B
0.50
C
0.53
D
0.63
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