Population Sample Statistic Parameter

Is the following a parameter or a statistic?

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

• parameter

• 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

The average height of 30 mango tree samples is 100 feet with a canopy of approximate 35 feet.

• Parameter

• Statistic

What is a smaller, representative group drawn from a population?

• unit

• sample

• parameter

• statistic

The characteristic used to describe a sample

• parameter

• statistic

• population

• census

The entire set of items (who or what) from which data can be selected

• survey

• parameter

• population

• sample

The characteristic used to describe the entire population

• statistic

• parameter

• census

• data

Population or Sample?

All of the teachers in a school are surveyed on their meeting time preferences.

• Population

• Sample

Tell if the statement is a Parameter or a Statistic

The average salary of all assembly-line employees at a certain car manufacturer is $33,000.

• Parameter

• Statistic

What would be the population in this example?
Surveyors in a mall choose shoppers to ask about products they prefer.

• the surveyors

• all shoppers in the mall

• the shoppers who were asked their preferences