What type of car is more popular among college students, American or foreign? One hundred fifty -nine college students were randomly sampled and each was asked which type of car he or she prefers. A computer package was used to generate the printout below for the proportion of college students who prefer American automobiles. SAMPLE PROPORTION = .394141 SAMPLE SIZE = 159 UPPER LIMIT = .464240 LOWER LIMIT = .331153 What proportion of the sampled students prefer foreign automobiles?
A) .605859
B) .394141
C) .464240
D) .331153

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The sample proportion of students who prefer American cars is 0.394141. Therefore, the proportion of students who prefer foreign cars is 1 - 0.394141 = 0.605859.

What Type of Car Is More Popular Among College Students