In a survey for a sample of 300 individuals, 180 persons gave responses 'Yes' and 100 gave responses 'No' and 20 gave "No response". Then point estimate of proportion in the population who responded "Yes" is
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 0.6
The point estimate of a population proportion is the sample proportion: the number in the sample with the property divided by the sample size.
\( \displaystyle \hat{p} = \frac{x}{n} = \frac{180}{300} = 0.6 \)