A researcher wants to determine the average amount of minutes it takes for a medicine to reduce headache pain for adult males. The researcher contacted 114 subjects to participate in the study, but only got results from 84 of the subjects. The average time it took for the medicine to reduce headache pain for these subjects was 19 minutes. What is the population?  Males 114 adult males Adult males 19 adult males Adult females Females 84 adult males   What is the sample?  Females Males 19 adult males 84 adult males Adult females Adult males 114 adult males   What is the parameter?  114 people The average time that it takes for this medicine to reduce pain in adult males. The average time that it takes for this medicine to reduce pain for these 84 adult males. 84 people The average time that it takes for this medicine to reduce pain. 19 minutes   What is the symbol for this parameter?  S σσ P xˉx̄ μμ pˆp̂   What is the statistics?  The average time that it takes for this medicine to reduce pain for these 84 adult males. 19 minutes The average time that it takes for this medicine to reduce pain in adult males. 84 people 114 people The average time that it takes for this medicine to reduce pain.   What is the symbol for this statistics?  S P pˆp̂ σσ xˉx̄ μ

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A researcher wants to determine the average amount of minutes it takes for a medicine to reduce headache pain for adult males. The researcher contacted 114 subjects to participate in the study, but only got results from 84 of the subjects. The average time it took for the medicine to reduce headache pain for these subjects was 19 minutes.

What is the population? 

  • Males
  • 114 adult males
  • Adult males
  • 19 adult males
  • Adult females
  • Females
  • 84 adult males

 

What is the sample? 

  • Females
  • Males
  • 19 adult males
  • 84 adult males
  • Adult females
  • Adult males
  • 114 adult males

 

What is the parameter? 

  • 114 people
  • The average time that it takes for this medicine to reduce pain in adult males.
  • The average time that it takes for this medicine to reduce pain for these 84 adult males.
  • 84 people
  • The average time that it takes for this medicine to reduce pain.
  • 19 minutes

 

What is the symbol for this parameter? 

S
σσ
P
xˉx̄
μμ
pˆp̂

 

What is the statistics? 

  • The average time that it takes for this medicine to reduce pain for these 84 adult males.
  • 19 minutes
  • The average time that it takes for this medicine to reduce pain in adult males.
  • 84 people
  • 114 people
  • The average time that it takes for this medicine to reduce pain.

 

What is the symbol for this statistics? 

  • S
  • P
  • pˆp̂
  • σσ
  • xˉx̄
  • μ
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