OpenStax, Introductory Statistics 2e §1.1 Definitions of Statistics, Probability, and Key Terms · Exercise 16 · Statistics · Sampling & experiments
Definitions of Statistics, Probability, and Key Terms · Exercise 16
A Lake Tahoe Community College instructor is interested in the mean number of days Lake Tahoe Community College math students are absent from class during a quarter.
The instructor’s sample produces a mean number of days absent of 3.5 days. This value is an example of a:
(a) parameter.
(b) data.
(c) statistic.
(d) variable.
Its source prints no answer for this problem, so there's nothing to check against.
OpenStax, Introductory Statistics 2e · §1.1 Definitions of Statistics, Probability, and Key Terms · Exercise 16
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