A National Caterer Determined That 87% of the People Who

question 2

Multiple Choice

A national caterer determined that 87% of the people who sampled their food said that it was delicious. Arandom sample of 144 people is obtained from a population of 5000. The 144 people are asked to sample the^catererʹs food. If p is the sample proportion saying that the food is delicious, what is the mean of the sampling^distribution of p?

• A) 0.87
• B) 1.25
• C) 0.19
• D) 0.42