POINT ESTIMATE FOR THE

POPULATION PROPORTION P
Learning Competency

•Computes for the

point estimate of the
population
proportion.
NEWS:
Aringay National High School
will have a new school
principal next month.
Sir Robert Torcedo will be
the new school principal.
Questions:

1. What is your reaction about the news today?

2. Express your reaction in the following methods:
Song
Poster/drawing
Interpretative dance
Emoji’s (Draw)
Signature clap/yell
SURVEY TIME
Activity:

Problem:
In a job satisfaction survey in SM Department Stores, 700
employees were asked if they were satisfied with their jobs. There
were 518 who responded with a YES. What proportion is this? What
proportion responded with a NO?

Steps:
• Determine what is asked in the problem.
• Specify the given information.
• Write the representations for computing the desired proportions.
• Write a formula for computing the proportions.
• Substitute the given values in the computing and then solve.
• Answer the questions raised in the problem.
Proportions
• a fraction expression where the
favorable response is in the
numerator and the total number of
respondents is in the denominator.
The basic operation is division. Thus,
the result is a decimal value that can
be expressed as percent.
Proportions can be obtained from samples or populations.
The following symbols can be used:
n = number of observations in a simple random sample
P = sample proportion (read as “p hat”)
P = population proportion
Formula:
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠
p=
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
For sample proportion:

𝑋
p= and q = 1- p
𝑛

where: X is the number of sample

elements that possess the desired
characteristics; and n is the sample size.
•Create a role play to
show how you can apply
the concept you learned
on estimate for
population proportion.
Rubrics for scoring:

• 10 points - the concept of random

variable is clearly illustrated.
• 8 points- there are 1-2 ideas which
are not clearly illustrated.
• 6 points – there are more than 2
ideas which are not clearly illustrated.
Assessment:

Find ṕ and q given X and n.

1. X = 28; n = 100
2. X = 45; n = 240
3. X = 120; n = 1000
4. In a survey of 80 children, 48 like to
watch horror films. Find p and q, where p is
the proportion of children who like to
watch horror films.
Proportions can be obtained from samples or populations.
The following symbols can be used:
n = number of observations in a simple random sample
P = sample proportion (read as “p hat”)
P = population proportion
Formula:
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠
p=
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
Proportions can be obtained from samples or populations.
The following symbols can be used:
n = number of observations in a simple random sample
P = sample proportion (read as “p hat”)
P = population proportion
Formula:
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠
p=
𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠