Essentials of Statistics (5th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32192-459-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-32192-459-9

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Statistics - Review - Chapter Quick Quiz - Page 35: 8

Answer

Statistic

Work Step by Step

The value of 21% an example of a statistic because it is the percentage of adults who said they smoke in the sample. A statistic would be the percentage for the sample while a parameter would estimate the percentage for the total population of adults who claim they smoke.
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