Question

Determine if the numerical value describes a population parameter or a sample statistic. 72%72% of all students at the local university eat out more than twice a week.

Answer 1

72% of all students at the local university eat out more than twice a week is a population parameter. A population parameter is a value describing the whole population, i.e. all of the objects in it. A sample statistic on the other hand describes only a chosen sample from the population.