A police officer waits on a road to catch speeding cars. In a one hour sample, the officer find that 14 of 134 cars was more than 5mph above the speed limit. What is the point estimator for the percent of cars that goes more than 5mph above the speed limit?

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Section10.6: Summarizing Categorical Data
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A police officer waits on a road to catch speeding cars. In a one hour sample, the officer find that 14 of 134 cars was more than 5mph above the speed limit. What is the point estimator for the percent of cars that goes more than 5mph above the speed limit?

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