Quiz about Identifying population & sample, parameter & statistic

Question 1

Is the following a parameter or a statistic?

The average annual salary for 35 of a company's 1200 accountants is $68,000.

Accepted Answer

statistic

Answer

parameter

Question 2

Is the following a parameter or a statistic?

In a survey of a sample of high school students, 43% said that their mother has taught them the most about managing money.

Accepted Answer

statistic

Answer

parameter

Question 3

Is the following a parameter or a statistic?

Sixty-two of the 97 passengers aboard the Hindenburg airship survived its explosion.

Accepted Answer

parameter

Answer

statistic

Question 4

Is the following a parameter or a statistic?

As of August 2021, 54% of the governors of the 50 states in the US are Republicans.

Accepted Answer

parameter

Answer

statistic

Question 5

Is the following a parameter or a statistic?

In a survey of a sample of computer users, 8% said their computer had a malfunction that needed to be repaired by a service technician.

Accepted Answer

statistic

Answer

parameter

Question 6

Is the following a parameter or a statistic?

In a recent year, the interest category for 12% of all new magazines was sports.

Accepted Answer

parameter

Answer

statistic

Question 7

Is the following a parameter or a statistic?

In a recent survey of 1503 adults in the United States, 33% said they use both a landline and a cell phone.

Accepted Answer

statistic

Answer

parameter

Question 8

Before a nationwide election, a polling company is trying to predict who will win. Which choice is the best representation of a statistic they may obtain?

Accepted Answer

53% of a selection of voters support the candidate.

Answer

A selection of voters over age 50.

Answer

All voters.

Answer

The percentage of voters in favor of the candidate.

Question 9

A restaurant chain wanted to find out how the customer experience was in a particular store.

Which choice best represents a statistic they may obtain?

Accepted Answer

The percentage of customers surveyed that reported a positive experience.

Answer

The percentage of all customers that reported a positive experience.

Answer

All customers.

Answer

A random selection of customers that were surveyed.

Question 10

A mayor wanted to see if the people in the town thought they were doing a good job.

Which choice best represents a statistic they may obtain?

Accepted Answer

The percentage of townspeople surveyed who believe the mayor is doing a good job.

Answer

The percentage of all townspeople who believe the mayor is doing a good job.

Answer

All townspeople.

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A random selection of 100 townspeople.

Question 11

A survey company was trying to see if people in a state thought the pollution was too high.

Which choice best represents the parameter of interest?

Accepted Answer

Percentage of all people in the state who thought the pollution was too high.

Answer

All people in the state.

Answer

500 randomly selected residents of the state.

Answer

71% of the residents surveyed thought the pollution was too high.

Question 12

A school principal wants to see which subject the 845 students in the school liked best.

Which choice best represents the parameter of interest?

Accepted Answer

700 of the 845 students prefer math.

Answer

100 of the 120 students surveyed prefer math.

Answer

845 students

Answer

120 students surveyed

Question 13

A musician wants to see what people who bought their last album thought about the songs.

Which choice best represents the parameter of interest?

Accepted Answer

The percentage of all people who bought their last album that thought the songs were good.

Answer

50 people who bought the musician's last album

Answer

85% of the 50 people surveyed thought the songs were good.

Answer

All people who bought the musician's last album.

Question 14

A beverage company wanted to see if people in the United States liked their new logo. Which choice best represents the population of interest?

Accepted Answer

Every person in the United States.

Answer

A selection of logo artists.

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A selection of shoppers from different states.

Answer

3,800 children age 5 - 15

Question 15

A musician wanted to see what people who bought their last album thought about the songs. Which choice is the most representative sample they could take?

Accepted Answer

A random selection of 3,294 people who bought the album.

Answer

Every person who bought the album.

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A selection of people who didn't want to buy the album.

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250 girls who bought the album

Question 16

A gaming website wanted to find out which console its visitors owned. Which choice best represents the population of interest?

Accepted Answer

All of the website visitors.

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Visitors to the 3DS section.

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Visitors to the PS4 section.

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Visitors who are on the website for more than 5 minutes.

Question 17

Before a nationwide election, a polling company was trying to predict who would win. Which choice is the most representative sample they could take?

Accepted Answer

A selection of voters of different ages.

Answer

A selection of voters over age 50.

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A selection of male voters.

Answer

All voters.

Question 18

A restaurant chain wanted to find out how the customer experience was in a particular location. Which choice is the most representative sample they could take?

Accepted Answer

1 out of every 35 customers

Answer

All of the people who ate at the store.

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240 customers who spent more than $10.

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299 customers who filled out complaint cards.

Question 19

Determine whether it would be reasonable to survey the population or a sample:

You want to know the favorite types of music of students in your homeroom.

Accepted Answer

Survey the population

Answer

Survey a sample

Question 20

Determine whether it would be reasonable to survey the population or a sample:

You want to know the number of students in Florida who have summer jobs.

Accepted Answer

Survey a sample

Answer

Survey the population

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