Question

Reporting cheating What proportion of students are willing to report cheating by other students? A student project put this question to an SRS of $172$undergraduates at a large university: “You witness two students cheating on a quiz. Do you go to the professor?”

Short answer

The proportion of students is$\hat{p}=11.05\%$

Step-by-step solution

Given Information

It is given that sample size $n=72$

Number of success$x=36$

Concept Used

Sample proportion is calculated as$\hat{p}=\frac{x}{n}$

Explanation

It is calculated as $\hat{p}=\frac{x}{n}$

$=\frac{19}{172}$

$=0.1105$

Hence,$\hat{p}=11.05\%$