Instruction 8-16
The Registrar of a university would like to estimate the proportion of the student population who owns a personal computer. In a sample of 500 students, 417 own a personal computer.
-Referring to Instruction 8-16,the parameter of interest is the average number of students in the population who own a personal computer.

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The parameter of interest is not the average number of students who own a personal computer, but the proportion of the student population who own a personal computer.

Instruction 8-16 the Registrar of a University Would Like to Estimate the Estimate