Suppose That the Proportion of All American Adults That Fit

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the proportion of all American adults that fit the medical definition of being obese is 0.23. A large medical clinic would like to determine if the proportion of their patients that are obese is higher than that of all American adults. The clinic takes a simple random sample of 30 of their patients and finds that 9 patients in the sample are obese.
-What is the population of interest?

A) All American adults
B) All patients at the large medical clinic
C) The 30 patients surveyed
D) The 9 patients that are obese