Determine Whether the Underlined Value Is a Parameter or a Statistic

question 111

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the underlined value is a parameter or a statistic.
-Telephone interviews of 394 employees of a large electronics company found that 65% were dissatisfied with their working conditions.

• A) statistic
• B) parameter

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Definitions:

Per Capita

A statistical measure that divides a total amount by the number of people in a population, often used to give a per-person average.

Mortality Rates

The measure of the number of deaths (in general, or due to a specific cause) in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.

Illiteracy Rates

The percentage of the population that cannot read and write in a given language at a functional level.

Energy Consumption

The amount of energy consumed in the form of electricity, gas, or other energy sources by a household, business, or country.