Question

Determine whether the underlined numerical value is a parameter or a statistic. Explain your reasoning.
A certain zoo found that 8% of its 843 animals were nocturnal.
Choose the correct answer below.
A. Statistic, becausethe data set of a sample of animals in a zoo is a population.
B. Parameter, because the data set of all 843 animals in a zoo is a sample.
C. Parameter, because the data set of a sample of animals in a zoo is a population.
D. Parameter, because the data set of all 843 animals in a zoo is a population.

Answer 1

E. Statistic, because the data set of a sample of animals in a zoo is a sample.
F. Statistic, because the data set of all 843 animals in a zoo is a population.
G. Statistic, because the data set of all 843 animals in a zoo is a sample.
H. Parameter, because the data set of a sample of animals in a zoo is a sample.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The term statistic is used for a sample, whereas the term parameter is used for a parent population.