A population consists of a batch of 25,124 aspirintablets, and it includes 1,067 that are defective because they do not meet specifications. A random sample of n=280 of the tablets is obtained andtested, with the result that 19 of them are defective.

a. What is the populationproportion, p, of defective aspirintablets?

b. What is the sampleproportion,

p, of defectivetablets?

c. How can the discrepancy between the population proportion and the sample proportion beexplained?

a. The population proportion of defective aspirin tablets is p=

nothing

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