A national caterer determined that 87% of the people who sampled their food said that it was delicious. Arandom sample of 144 people is obtained from a population of 5000. The 144 people are asked to sample the^catererʹs food. If p is the sample proportion saying that the food is delicious, what is the mean of the sampling^distribution of p?
A) 0.87
B) 1.25
C) 0.19
D) 0.42

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The mean of the sampling distribution of p (the sample proportion) is equal to the population proportion, which is given as 0.87.

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