We wish to determine the proportion of small- to medium-sized streams in eastern North Carolina which have runoff from hog farms in order to prepare for issues arising from water quality in the aftermath of hurricanes. A random sample of 259 small- to medium-sized streams is selected and it is found that 134 of them have runoff from hog farms. Which of the following is the value of the parameter of interest in this setting? a. The value of the parameter of interest cannot be determined from the given information. Ob. 0.517 c. 0.483 d. 0.03105

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We wish to determine the proportion of small- to medium-sized streams in eastern North Carolina
which have runoff from hog farms in order to prepare for issues arising from water quality in the
aftermath of hurricanes. A random sample of 259 small- to medium-sized streams is selected and it
is found that 134 of them have runoff from hog farms.
Which of the following is the value of the parameter of interest in this setting?
a. The value of the parameter of interest cannot be determined from the given information.
b. 0.517
O c. 0.483
O d. 0.03105
Transcribed Image Text:We wish to determine the proportion of small- to medium-sized streams in eastern North Carolina which have runoff from hog farms in order to prepare for issues arising from water quality in the aftermath of hurricanes. A random sample of 259 small- to medium-sized streams is selected and it is found that 134 of them have runoff from hog farms. Which of the following is the value of the parameter of interest in this setting? a. The value of the parameter of interest cannot be determined from the given information. b. 0.517 O c. 0.483 O d. 0.03105
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Given that 

n=259  , X=134

Parameter=P=X/N

A parameter is based on the population, but as sometimes it is not possible to study the entire population, a sample is drawn and statistic is estimated to the population parameter.

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