Parameter & Statistic

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A statistic is a number which describes a sample.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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A parameter is a descriptive measure of population.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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An example of parameter is the sample mean.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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The value of a parameter can be approximated and is not necessarily equal to the statistic of a sample.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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An example of statistic is a population mean.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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The average income of 40 out of 100 households in a certain Barangay is

    P12, 213.00 a month.

• PARAMETER

• STATISTIC

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Number of senior high schools in Region 2.

• PARAMETER

• STATISTIC

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A recent survey of a sample of 250 high school students reported the

    average weight of 54.3 kg.

• PARAMETER

• STATISTIC

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The average age of the twenty percent of the senior high school learners in Aritao National High School.

• PARAMETER

• STATISTIC

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The average income of the Senior High School learners in Aritao National High School.

• PARAMETER

• STATISTIC