Question 12 • Probability and Statistics with Applications Honors Sem-2-FL-1210300 (2024-2025)
The ages of the 5 officers for a school club are 18, 18, 17, 16, and 15. The proportion of officers who are younger than 18 is 0.6. The table displays all possible samples of size 2 and the corresponding proportion for each sample.Using the proportions in the table, is the sample proportion an unbiased estimator?
Answer
A
Yes, the sample proportions are calculated using samples from the population.
B
Yes, the mean of the sample proportions is 0.6, which is the same as the population proportion.
C
No, 0.6 is not one of the possible sample proportions.
D
No, 70% of the sample proportions are less than or equal to 0.5.