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Populations Parameters Sample Statistics

Authored by Anthony Clark

Mathematics

12th Grade

(SR covered

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Populations Parameters Sample Statistics
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is the following a parameter or a statistic?

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

parameter

statistic

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

parameter

statistic

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Which choice best represents the parameter of interest?

700 of the 845 students prefer math.

100 of the 120 students surveyed prefer math.

845 students

120 students surveyed

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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?

A selection of voters over age 50.

All voters.

The percentage of voters in favor of the candidate.

53% of a selection of voters support the candidate.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

At a particular college, 78% of all students are receiving some kind of financial aid.The school newspaper selects a random sample of 100 students and 72% of the respondents say they are receiving some sort of financial aid. Which of the following is true?

 78% is a population and 72% is a sample.

72% is a population and 78% is a sample

78% is a parameter and 72% is a statistic

72% is a parameter and 78% is a statistic

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

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

The Population

The Sample

The Sampling Distribution

Tags

(SR.DSR.4.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Define the symbol

sample mean

population mean

sample proportion

population proportion

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