Parameter vs Statistic -- Payton S, Heidi S (1)

Table Number:_______1___ Group Name: __________C_______ Group Members:____ s _________________ __ ____________________ Parameter Vs Statistic For each of the following, determine whether the bolded value is a parameter or statistic. Then give the correct notation or or or for the quantity described and its value. 1. According to the National Governors Association, as of February 1 2016, 36% of the governors of the 50 United States were registered Democrats. Parameter statistic 1. ___p________________ 2. The average score for Exam 3 in our Statistics class was 76%. Parameter statistic 2.____________________ 3. In a 2010 survey of 2252 US adults, 82% said they had a cell phone. Parameter statistic 3.________phat____________ 4. In a 2014 national survey of substance abuse, 7.4% of respondents aged 12 to 17 reported using marijuana in the past month. ( Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Behavioral Trends in the United States: Results from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.) Parameter statistic 4._____phat_______________ 5. According to an article in the New York Times, 0.2% of families in the United States were homeless in 2010. Parameter statistic 5.________phat____________ 6. An observational study of 351 adults in public restrooms at Grand Central Station in New York City found that 16.1% of women did not wash their hands before exiting. (Source: http://www.microbeworld.org/images/stories/washup/2010_handwashing_behavior_survey.pdf) Parameter statistic 6.____________phat________ 7. According the Summit County Board of Elections, 39% of registered voters voted in the Ohio primary election on March 15. Parameter statistic 7.______________p______ 8. Nielson ran a survey of 1000 households and noted that the average number of television sets per household was 3.01 .