Which of the Following Is Most Likely a Parameter as Opposed

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most likely a parameter as opposed to a statistic?

• A) the proportion of trucks stopped yesterday that were cited for bad brakes
• B) the average score of the first five students completing an assignment
• C) the proportion of females registered to vote in a county
• D) the average height of people randomly selected from a database

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Definitions:

mRNA

Messenger RNA, a type of RNA that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it specifies the amino acid sequence of the protein products of gene expression.

Intron

Intervening sequence found between exons in mRNA; removed by RNA processing before translation.

Exon

Segment of mRNA containing the protein-coding portion of a gene that remains within the mRNA after splicing has occurred.

Adenine

One of the four nucleobase molecules in DNA and RNA, which pairs with thymine in DNA or uracil in RNA and is a fundamental component of genetic coding.