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charchew

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A poll of 1200 randomly selected students in grades 6 through 8 was conducted and found that 58 enjoy playing sports. Is the 58 result a statistic or a parameter? Explain.
 
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Which of the following statements about a normal distribution is correct?
 
  a. The mean usually is greater than the mode and the mode greater than themedian.
 b. The normal distribution is a discrete distribution.
  c. The mean, median, and mode of a normal distribution are all equal.
  d. The normal distribution is negatively skewed.


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jjorrostieta

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Reply #1 on: Aug 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Statistic, because it is calculated from a sample, not a population.

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Wow, this really help

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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