Which of the Following Is a Parameter

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a parameter?

• A) the sample mean
• B) the sample standard deviation
• C) the sample proportion
• D) all of these
• E) none of these

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A statistic whose calculated value is used to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis in a hypothesis test.

Population Distribution

The distribution of a characteristic within an entire population, described by parameters such as mean, variance, and standard deviation.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that suggests there is no statistical significance between two variables, often used as a default hypothesis in testing.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of values, indicating how much the values deviate from the mean of the data.