Statistics Day 1-3 Recap

The final score of each golfer in a tournament.

• Population

• Sample

A survey of 500 spectators from a stadium with 42,000 spectators.

• Population

• Sample

The number of televisions in each U.S. household.

• Population

• Sample

The political party of every U.S. President.

• Population

• Sample

The cholesterol levels of 20 patients in a hospital with 100 patients.

• Population

• Sample

Your school has 450 students. You ask 45 of them to participate in a survey. Which group is the sample?

• 450 students

• 45 students

There are 225 7th graders at L&C. You survey 28 of them to find out their favorite food. Which group is the population?

• 225

• 28

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

• parameter
• statistic

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

• parameter
• statistic

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

• parameter
• statistic