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Estimate population from sample

GCSE · Mathematics · Edexcel · S5 — Apply statistics to describe a population

Question

Edexcel Paper 2F

A sample of 80 households in a city is surveyed. 22 own a dog.

(a) Estimate the proportion of households that own a dog. (2 marks) (b) The city has 36 000 households. Estimate the number that own a dog. (2 marks) (c) Suggest one limitation of this estimate. (2 marks)

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