Statistics Population vs Sample

Identify the following data set:

....the rates at which all of the cashiers scan products for a store on a study about the cashiers for the day.

• Population

• Sample

Identify the following data set:

....a survey of just Mr. Winking’s students in ratings of Meadow creek High School for a study on Meadow creek High School

• Population

• Sample

Identify the following data set:

....a manager of a movie theater was asking customers at the concession stand how they would rate the theater’s staff

• Population

• Sample

Identify the following numerical values:

....the average of Mr. Winking’s 2nd period AMDM scores on a study about the AMDM scores for Gwinnett.

• Parameter

• Statistic

Identify the following numerical values:

....the average height of 10 plants grown with rain water in a study of the effects of all plants grown with rain water.

• statistic

• Parameter

Identify the following numerical values:

....the average number of years of experience a teacher has at Meadow creek High School out of all the teachers at Meadow creek HS.

• Parameter

• Statistic

Identify the following data set:

....In as study about all of the runners in the Peachtree road race last year, the first 10 and the last 50 runners to finish were asked what type of shoe they preferred for the race.

• Sample

• Population

Identify the following data set:

.... a survey from Gwinnett County Public Schools, required that all of the teachers fill out the survey about what they thought about Meadow creek High School during that year.

• Population

• Sample

Identify the following numerical values:

....a study was investigating the average number of students per class at Meadow creek High School for a particular mini-semester. The administrator ran a report on all of the current classes for that mini-semester to determine the average class had 15 students.

• Parameter

• Statistic

Identify the following data set:

….a quality study is being conducted on every 20th battery made at a manufacturing plant.

• Population

• Sample