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To find: the population parameter, the sample and the statistic.
Explanation of Solution
The population is the individuals which are being studied.
Population: all eggs in one day
The sample is the part of the population of which information was actually collected.
Sample: the simple random sample of 200 eggs
The parameter is a descriptive measure for population.
Parameter: it is a proportion of eggs shipped that day that contain salmonella.
P=0.1%=0.001
The statistic is a descriptive measure for a sample.
Statistic: proportion of eggs in the sample that contain salmonella.
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