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eimsori [14]
2 years ago
15

According to the U.S. Census bureau, 23.5% of people in the United States are under the age of 18. In a random sample of 250 res

idents of a small town in Ohio, 28% of the sample was under 18. Which one of the following statements is true?
1. 23.5% and 28% are statistics, 250 and 18 are parameters
2. 23.5% and 28% are parameters, 250 and 18 are statistics
3. 23.5% and 28% are parameters, 18 is a statistic
4. 28% is a parameter and 23.5% is a statistic
5. 23.5% is a parameter and 28% is a statistic
Mathematics
1 answer:
Helga [31]2 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Option 5) 23.5% is a parameter and 28% is a statistic

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

"According to the U.S. Census bureau, 23.5% of people in the United States are under the age of 18. In a random sample of 250 residents of a small town in Ohio, 28% of the sample was under 18."

  • Population is the collection of all the observation of individual of interest.

Population of interest:

People in the United States

  • Parameter is any value that describes the population.

Parameter:

23.5% of people in the United States are under the age of 18

  • Sample is a subset of a population and is always smaller than the population.

Sample:

Random sample of 250 residents of a small town in Ohio

  • Statistic is any value that describes a sample.

Statistic:

28% of the sample was under 18

Thus, the correct answer is

Option 5) 23.5% is a parameter and 28% is a statistic

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