Question

A researcher who is studying voting habits chose 650 registered voters at random, shortly after the 2016 presidential election. Of these voters, 74% said they had voted in the election. However, election records show that only 58% of registered voters voted in the election. Which of the following statements is true? Seventy-four percent is a sample and 58% is a population. Seventy-four percent and 58% are both statistics. Seventy-four percent is a statistic and 58% is a parameter. Seventy-four percent is a parameter and 58% is a statistic. Seventy-four percent and 58% are both parameters.

Answer 1

Explanation:

A statistic is a percentage of a sample.

A parameter is a percentage of a population.

So 74% is a statistic and 58% is a parameter.