Understanding Basic Statistics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781337558075
Author: Charles Henry Brase, Corrinne Pellillo Brase
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 1CR
Terminology If a numerical measure describes an aspect of a sample, is it a statistic or a parameter?
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Solution: A numerical measure describing an aspect of a sample is a statistic.
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A sample statistic is a numerical measure that describes an aspect of a sample and a population parameter is a numerical measure that describes an aspect of a population. Parameter is drawn from the measurements of the units of population and on the other hand, the statistic is drawn from the measurements of the elements of the sample.
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