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Test 1 Question 16

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16.  Determine whether the underlined value is a parameter or a statistic.

In a national survey on substance abuse, 66.4% of respondents who were full-time college students aged 18 to 22 reported using alcohol within the past month.

 

Is the value a parameter or a​ statistic?

  1. The value is a parameter because the respondents who were full-time college students aged 18 to 22 are a sample.
  2. The value is a statistic because the respondents who were full-time college students aged 18 to 22 are a sample.
  3. The value is a statistic because the respondents who were full-time college studentsaged 18 to 22 are a population.
  4. The value is a parameter because the respondents who were full-time college studentsaged 18 to 22 are a population.

 

 

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