The American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) polls its subscribers on a weekly basis to determine the number who are bullish, bearish, or neutral on the short-term prospects for the stock market. Their findings for the week ending March 2, 2006, are consistent with the following sample results

Bullish: 409 Neutral: 299 Bearish: 291
Develop a point estimate of the following population parameters (to 2 decimals).

a. The proportion of all AAII subscribers who are bullish on the stock market.

b. The proportion of all AAII subscribers who are neutral on the stock market.

c.The proportion of all AAII subscribers who are bearish on the stock market.

3 answers

The total number = 409 + 299 + 291 = 999

A) 409/999 = 0.4094 or 0.41

B) 299/999 = 0.2993 or 0.30

C) 291/999 = 0.2913 or = 0.29

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