Statistics Population Sample Parameter and Statistic

Complete the definition:

A _________ consists of all subjects (human or otherwise) that are being studied

• Statistics

• Number

• People

• Population

• Pueblo

Complete the definition:

A _______ is a subset of a population

• sample

• group

• people

• statistics

Population or Sample?

A survey of 1353 American households found that 18% of the households own a computer.

• Population

• Sample

Population or Sample?

The average weight of every person entering the mall within 3 hour period was 146 lb.

• Population

• Sample

Population or Sample?

Every fifth customer exiting a restaurant is surveyed on how well they liked the food.

• Population

• Sample

A beverage company wanted to see if people in the United States liked their new logo.
Which choice best represents a population?

• A selection of logo artists.
• Every person in the United States.
• A selection of shoppers from different shoppers from different states.
• 3,800 children age 5-15

A musician wanted to see what people who bought his last album thought about the songs.
Which choice best represents a sample?

• Every person who bought the album.
• A selection of people who didn't want to buy the album.
• 250 girls who bought the album.
• A selection of 3,294 people who bought the album.

The average annual salary for 35 of a company's 1200 accountants is $68,000.

• parameter
• statistic

Sixty-two of the 97 passengers aboard the Hindenburg airship survived its explosion.

• parameter
• statistic

In a survey of a sample of computer users, 8% said their computer had a malfunction that needed to be repaired by a service technician.

• parameter
• statistic