4.1 Check Your Understanding

TRUE OR FALSE?: A statistic is a measure that describes a population characteristic.

• True

• False

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

TRUE OR FALSE?: A sample is a subset of a population.

• True

• False

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

Is the following scenario representing a population or a sample?: The age of each member of the House of Representatives

• Population

• Sample

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Is the following scenario representing a population or a sample?: The height of every fourth person entering an amusement park.

• Population

• Sample

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

Is the following scenario representing a population or a sample?: The cholesterol levels of 20 patients in a hospital with 100 patients.

• Population

• Sample

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

Determine whether the numerical value is 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.

• Parameter

• Statistic

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Determine whether the numerical value is a parameter or a statistic: Sixty-two of the 97 passengers aboard the Hindenburg airship survived its explosion.

• Parameter

• Statistic

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Determine whether the numerical value is a parameter or a statistic: As of January 2007, 44% of the governors of the 50 states in the United States are Republicans.

• Parameter

• Statistic

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Determine whether the numerical value is 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.

• Parameter

• Statistic

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Determine whether the numerical value is a parameter or a statistic: In a recent year, the interest category for 12% of all new magazines was sports.

• Parameter

• Statistic

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3