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cagreen833

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Which of the following is most likely a parameter as opposed to a statistic?
 
  A) the proportion of trucks stopped yesterday that were cited for bad brakes
  B) the average height of people randomly selected from a database
  C) the average score of the first five students completing an assignment
  D) the proportion of females registered to vote in a county

Question 2

A summary measure that is computed to describe a characteristic of an entire population is called
 
  A) a parameter. B) a statistic. C) an ordered array. D) a summary table.


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leahchrapun

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Reply #1 on: Jun 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A


cagreen833

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Reply 2 on: Jun 24, 2018
:D TYSM

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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