In 2000 and 2010, General Social survey included a question that asked respondents if they felt that "Private enterprise would solve US problems." In 2010, out of 1299 respondents, 14.4% said that they strongly agreed with that statement. In 2000, out of the 1,130 respondents, 15.3% said that they agreed with this statement. Is "14.4%" and "15.3%" a statistic or a parameter?

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Araceli Duke

9 March, 15:18

In 2000 and 2010, General Social survey included a question that asked respondents if they felt that "Private enterprise would solve US problems." In 2010, out of 1299 respondents, 14.4% said that they strongly agreed with that statement. In 2000, out of the 1,130 respondents, 15.3% said that they agreed with this statement. Is "14.4%" and "15.3%" a statistic or a parameter?

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Janiyah Mullins · Answer 1

14% and 15.3% are statistics

Step-by-step explanation:

A parameter is a characteristic that is part of the distribution of a population and not with a sample. On the other hand, a statistic is a value that can be deduced from the information contained in a sample and, therefore, depends on the sample taken.

In this case, the values 14.4% and 15.3% have been extracted from the sample information. That is, 14% and 15.3% are statistics.