Stats Examples 1 (mult. choice)

The average age of all faculty memebers in the college

E) Parameter

Because it talks about the entire set
10 randomly selected ages of faculty members at the college

E) Sample

Because it talks about a subset of the entire group
The age of each faculty member at the college

E) Variable

Because it's a characteristic that changes/varies over time and/or for each member
All ages of faculty members at the college

C) Population

Because it measures the characteristic of all members
The average age of the 10 randomly selected faculty members at the college

D) Statistic

Because it involves a number that summarizes a sample set

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Stats Examples 1 (mult. choice)

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Stats 100A lecture 1 examples

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2012-01-09T23:33:30Z

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