TABLE 8-8 the President of a University Would Like to Estimate the Estimate

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TABLE 8-8
The president of a university would like to estimate the proportion of the student population who owns a personal computer. In a sample of 500 students, 417 own a personal computer.
-Referring to Table 8-8, the parameter of interest is the proportion of student population who own a personal computer.

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