A National Caterer Determined That 87% of the People Who

Multiple Choice

A national caterer determined that 87% of the people who sampled their food said that it was delicious. Arandom sample of 144 people is obtained from a population of 5000. The 144 people are asked to sample the^catererʹs food. If p is the sample proportion saying that the food is delicious, what is the mean of the sampling^distribution of p?

A) 0.87
B) 1.25
C) 0.19
D) 0.42