SOLUTION: A survey of 300 union members in New York State reveals that 37.3% favor the Republican candidate for governor. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the true population propo

Question 873495: A survey of 300 union members in New York State reveals that 37.3% favor the Republican candidate for governor. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the true population proportion of all New York union members.
For this I got (.308, .438) but the next part of the question is throwing me off.
What is the point estimate of the population proportion p of voters favoring the Republican candidate?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A survey of 300 union members in New York State reveals that 37.3% favor the Republican candidate for governor. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the true population proportion of all New York union members.
For this I got (.308, .438) but the next part of the question is throwing me off.
What is the point estimate of the population proportion p of voters favoring the Republican candidate?
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The point estimate of the population proportion is p-hat = 0.373
It is the mid-point of your confidence interval.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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