A researcher who is studying social media habits chose 725 MYbook users at random at the beginning of 2016. Of these users, 67% said they logged in to MYbook more than twice a day. However, MYbook executives say 52% of users logged in more than twice a day. Which of the following statements is true?

Sixty-seven percent is a sample and 52% is a population.

Sixty-seven percent is a parameter and 52% is a statistic.

Sixty-seven percent and 52% are both statistics.

Sixty-seven percent is a statistic and 52% is a parameter.

Sixty-seven percent and 52% are both parameters.

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Quinten Christensen

30 August, 17:35

A researcher who is studying social media habits chose 725 MYbook users at random at the beginning of 2016. Of these users, 67% said they logged in to MYbook more than twice a day. However, MYbook executives say 52% of users logged in more than twice a day. Which of the following statements is true?

Sixty-seven percent is a sample and 52% is a population.

Sixty-seven percent is a parameter and 52% is a statistic.

Sixty-seven percent and 52% are both statistics.

Sixty-seven percent is a statistic and 52% is a parameter.

Sixty-seven percent and 52% are both parameters.

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Camilla Daugherty · Answer 1

The correct option is D.) Sixty-seven percent is a statistic and 52% is a parameter.

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i) The correct option is D.) Sixty-seven percent is a statistic and 52% is a parameter.

SIxty-seven percent is a statistic because it pertains to a sample of the population and 52% is a parameter because it pertains to the population.