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Chapter 11, Problem 11.1E
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To explain: The information that is needed to find whether the given mean value belongs to a statistic or parameter.

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Given information:

The mean score of 105.3 for the students of a specific school.

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The whole collection or group of all the elements is known as the population. The sample is the group of elements collected from the population and has similar characteristics to the population.

A population parameter is the calculated value that is calculated from the population. To estimate the population parameter, one can collect a sample, and the value calculated/measured from the sample is known as a statistic.

The mean is the average of the data, which can be calculated for both mean and population data.

In this case, it is mentioned that the mean value of the scores of the students is 105.3. The mean value is obtained from the students of the specific school. If the mean value is calculated from the sample of the students, it will be considered a statistic; otherwise, it will be considered a parameter.

To find whether the given value is mean belongs to a statistic or parameter, one should ask the experimenter about the purpose of the study. The experiment should include information on whether the study is conducted to know the mean score of the specific school only or if it will be used to infer the larger population (about other schools too). Suppose the study is conducted only to infer the school's mean score. In that case, it will be considered a parameter, or if it is going to be used to infer the larger population, it will be considered a statistic.

Hence, for the information required to find whether the given mean value belongs to a statistic or parameter, one should ask the question about the use of the study. The question will be, “Are the students at this school the only ones required to be concluded, or will the study represent a bigger population?

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