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13 February, 22:38

A company has developed a new engine whose average lifetime is unknown. In order to estimate this average, 100 engines are randomly selected from a large production line and tested; their average lifetime is found to be 11 years. The 11 years represents a:a. parameter. b. statistic. c. sample. d. population.

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  1. 14 February, 01:59
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    (B) Statistic

    Explanation:

    A statistic is defined as a metric derived from (or that describes) a sample. As such, given a certain population (in the case of the question, the population is the total number of new engines developed by the company), a sample can be selected from the population (the sample in the question is the 100 engines that are randomly selected).

    Any characteristic that describes the population is known as a parameter, whereas a characteristic that defines the sample is a statistic. In the question given, the average lifetime of 11 years was derived from the sample of 100 engines as is thus a statistic.
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