
Understanding Statistics and Parameters

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Amelia Wright
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main difference between a statistic and a parameter?
A statistic describes a sample, while a parameter describes a population.
A statistic describes a population, while a parameter describes a sample.
Both statistic and parameter describe a sample.
Both statistic and parameter describe a population.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the example of town XYZ, what does the sample mean represent?
The average age of a subset of residents in town XYZ.
The total number of residents in town XYZ.
The average age of all residents in town XYZ.
The total number of samples taken in town XYZ.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which symbol represents the mean of a population?
S
x-bar
P hat
mu
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the symbol 'S' stand for in statistics?
Population mean
Population standard deviation
Sample standard deviation
Sample mean
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the symbol for the sample proportion?
P hat
P
n
N
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the size of a sample represented in statistics?
Capital N
Lowercase n
P hat
Sigma
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If you calculate the average height of 100 cats in California, what is this an example of?
A population mean
A statistic
A parameter
A population variance
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