Question

1)Gary surveyed 10 of the 50 people on the top floor and asked them about their favorite flavor of soda. Determine whether this is a population or sample. Describe the parameter and the statistic.

Answer 1

Case: Sample vs Population.

Method:

As the sample is a part (subset) of the population, the Population is a complete set.

Hence,

This is a sample case.

Parameter and statistic:

The sample is 10 out of 50 people

The population is 50 people