The mean of the sampling distribution of a sample proportion is the population proportion, π.

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This statement is true. The mean (or expected value) of the sampling distribution of a sample proportion is given by the population proportion, π. This means that if we take many different samples from the same population and calculate the proportion of each sample that has a particular characteristic of interest, the average of these sample proportions will be equal to the population proportion.

The Mean of the Sampling Distribution of a Sample Proportion