Out of 500 people sampled, 40 had kids. The best point estimate for p is . The margin of error for a 95% confidence interval is . Give your answers as decimals to 3 places.
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We are given that out of 500 people sampled, 40 had kids. So, we can calculate the proportion of people with kids (p) as follows: p = (number of people with kids) / (total number of people sampled) p = 40 / 500 Show more…
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