Professor Whata Guy surveyed a random sample of 420 statistics students. One of the questions was ʺWill youtake another mathematics class?ʺ The results showed that 252 of the students said yes. What is the sample^proportion, p of students who say they will take another math class?
A) 0.6
B) 0.42
C) 0.252
D) 0.775

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The sample proportion $ p $ is calculated by dividing the number of students who said yes (252) by the total number of students surveyed (420), which gives $ \frac{252}{420} = 0.6 $.

Professor Whata Guy Surveyed a Random Sample of 420 Statistics