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A randomly selected sample of 1,000 college students was asked whether they had ever used the drug Ecstasy. Sixteen percent (16% or 0.16) of the 1,000 students surveyed said they had. Which one of the following statements about the number 0.16 is correct: A. It is a sample proportion. B. It is a population proportion. C. It is a margin of error. D. It is a randomly chosen number.

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          A randomly selected sample of 1,000 college students was asked whether they had ever used the drug Ecstasy. Sixteen percent (16% or 0.16) of the 1,000 students surveyed said they had. Which one of the following statements about the number 0.16 is correct:
A. It is a sample proportion.   B. It is a population proportion.  C. It is a margin of error.  D. It is a randomly chosen number.

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Allan G. Bluman 9th Edition

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16 is derived from the sample of 1,000 college students. It represents the proportion of students in the sample who said they had used the drug Ecstasy. Show more…

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A randomly selected sample of 1,000 college students was asked whether they had ever used the drug Ecstasy. Sixteen percent (16% or 0.16) of the 1,000 students surveyed said they had. Which one of the following statements about the number 0.16 is correct: A. It is a sample proportion. B. It is a population proportion. C. It is a margin of error. D. It is a randomly chosen number.