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:

Replicable

Capable of being repeated or duplicated under the same conditions, allowing for the verification of results.

Statistically Significant

A determination that a result from data analysis is not likely to have occurred by chance alone, indicating a true effect or difference.

Mathematical Calculations

The process of performing operations on numbers or symbols according to systematic rules to arrive at a result or solution.

Chance Guessing

Making a selection without any particular knowledge, reason, or method, relying on pure random choice.