A population consists of a batch of 25,767 aspirintablets, and it includes 1,070 that are defective because they do not meet specifications. A random sample of n=300 of the tablets is obtained andtested, with the result that 21 of them are defective.

A population consists of a batch of 25,767 aspirin tablets, and it includes 1,070 that are defective because they do not meet specications. A random sample of n = 300 of the tablets is obtained and tested, with the result that 21 of them are defective. a. What is the population proportion, p, of defective aspirin tablets? b. What is the sample proportion, p, of defective tablets? c. How can the discrepancy between the population proportion and the sample proportion be explained? a. The population proportion of defective aspirin tablets is p = D. (Round to three decimal places as needed.)