Parameters Statistics

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

• parameter

• statistic

A random sample of 1000 college students in the United States is surveyed about how much money they spend on books per year, the mean amount is calculated. What is the sample?

• 1000 college students in the US

• all college students in the US

• 1000 college students in CA

• all college students in CA

A random sample of 1000 college students in the United States is surveyed about how much money they spend on books per year, the mean amount is calculated. What is the population?

• 1000 college students in the US

• all college students

• all college students in the UCs

• all college students in the US

A random sample of 1000 college students in the United States is surveyed about how much money they spend on books per year, the mean amount is calculated. What is the sample statistic?

• mean amount spent on textbooks

• mean amount spent on textbooks by 1000 college students

• mean amount spent on college by 1000 college students

• amount spent on textbooks by 1000 college students

These symbols represent the mean and standard deviation for which of the following distributions?

• The Population

• The Sample

• The Sampling Distribution

These symbols represent the mean and standard deviation for which of the following distributions?

• The Population

• The Sample

• The Sampling Distribution

Is the following measurement a Parameter or a Statistic?

Sample of 250 high school students reported an average of 6.2 hours of sleep each night.

• PARAMETER

• STATISTIC

Sample of 250 high school students reported the average weight of 54.3 kg

• PARAMETER

• STATISTIC

A random sample of 1000 college students in the United States is surveyed about how much money they spend on books per year, the mean amount is calculated. What is the population parameter?

• mean amount spent on textbooks by all college students in the US

• amount spent on textbooks by all college students

• mean amount spent on textbooks by all college students

• amount spent on textbooks by all college students in CA

A random sample of 1003 Mercy County voters is asked if they would vote for the incumbent governor. The percent responding yes is calculated. What is the population?

• all residents of Mercy County

• all residents that got a ballot to vote in Mercy County

• all 1003 voters in Mercy County

• all Mercy County voters