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a confidence interval is constructed to estimate the value of

a.) a statistic or parameter

b.) a statistic. 

c.) a parameter

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Introductory Statistics
OER Edition, 2013
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ISBN: 9781938168208

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Determine whether the underlined value is a parameter or a statistic.

The average score for a class of 28 students taking a calculus midterm exam was 72%. Is the value a parameter or a statistic?

 

A. The value is a parameter because the class of 28 students is a population.

B. The value is a statistic because the class of 28 students is a sample.

C. The value is a statistic because the class of 28 students is a population.

D. The value is a parameter because the class of 28 students is a sample.

Determine whether the given value is a statistic or a parameter.
"A survey found that 67% of all respondents have a job."
 
a)The value is a statistic because it is a numerical measurement describing some characteristic of a population.
b) The value is a statistic because it is a numerical measurement describing some characteristic of a sample.
c) The value is a parameter because it is a numerical measurement describing some characteristic of a sample.
d) The value is a parameter because it is a numerical measurement describing some characteristic of a population.

A statistic is said to be unbiased if

a.) it is used for only honest purposes.

b.) the survey used to obtain the statistic was designed so as to avoid even the hint of racial or sexual prejudice.

c.) both the person who calculated the statistic and the subjects whose responses make up the statistic were truthful.

d.) the mean of its sampling distribution is equal to the true value of the parameter being estimated.

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