In an Effort to Identify the True Proportion of Shoplifters

question 24

Short Answer

In an effort to identify the true proportion of shoplifters who are under age 18,a random sample of 300 shoplifting cases was taken.One hundred and twenty of those cases involved persons under age 18.What value would be used to estimate the true proportion of under age 18 shoplifters?

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