A survey of 2690 musicians showed that 368 of them are left-handed. Find a point estimate for p, thepopulation proportion of musicians that are left-handed.
A) 0.137
B) 0.863
C) 0.158
D) 0.120

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The point estimate for the population proportion (p) is found by dividing the number of left-handed musicians by the total number of musicians surveyed, which is 368/2690 = 0.1368, rounded to 0.137.

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