Question

A poll of 1,200 voters asked what the most significant issue was in the upcoming election. Sixty-five percent answered the economy. We are interested in the population proportion of voters who feel the economy is the most important.

Define the random variable P′ in words.

Short answer

The $P\text{'}$defines a random variable that shows the proportion of voters that feels like the economy is the most important issue,

Step-by-step solution

Given information 

Given in the question that

A poll of 1,200 voters asked what the most significant issue was in the upcoming election. Sixty-five percent answered the economy.

Solution 

The $X$is a random variable that signifies the number of success that the voters feel that the economy is most important

Here $P^{\mathrm{\prime }}$is the proportion of voters that feels like the economy is the most important issue.