Sampling Distributions for Sample Proportions

AP Statistics· difficulty 3/5

SE(p̂) is largest when p =

A
$0.25$
B
$1$
C
$0.50$
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D
$0$

Explanation

p(1-p) maximized at p = 0.5, giving largest SE for fixed n.

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