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WorksheetsQUIZ 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. Which of the following population parameters is used as symbol for the mean or average population?
𝜎
𝜇
𝜌
𝑥
2. Which of the following statements best describes a parameter?
It describes the sample.
It describes the researcher.
It describes the hypothesis.
It describes the population.
3. A researcher estimates that the average height of buildings in a large city is at least 700 feet. Based on the given data, which is the parameter?
the researcher
at least 700 feet
buildings in the large city
the average height of the building
4. The average height of a 1-year old child is 29 inches. What is the parameter?
a one-year old child
A. the mean height of 33 inches
the average height of 29 inches
a random sample of 30 children who are 1-year old
5. Which is the parameter in the given situation below? “The average age of
10 college students is 24 years.”
24 years
10 college students
age of the college students
the average age of 24 years
6.A parameter is...
a numerical value summarizing the sample data
a planned activity with results yielding a set of data
a numerical value that summarizes all the data of an entire population
A. the set of values collected from the variable from each of the elements that belongs to the sample
7. Which of the following is a parameter?
𝑆𝑥
𝑥̅
𝑝̂
µ
8. Which of the following symbols represents population standard deviation?
𝑝
𝜎
𝑝̂
µ
9. SWS survey was trying to see if people in the Philippines thought the pollution was too high. Which choice best represents a parameter?
all people in the Philippines
500 randomly selected residents of the Philippine
71% of the residents surveyed who thought the pollution was too high
A. percentage of all people in the Philippines who thought the pollution was too high
10. 1. A research conducted on a certain company last year showed that 25% of the employees would rather drink coffee than soft drinks during break time. Which choice best represents a parameter?
25 employees
all employees
the percentage of employee
coffee rather than soft drinks
