Question

A sheriff is interested in the average speed that people drive on Highway 50. Match the vocabulary word with its corresponding example.

Answer 1

1. Statistics

2. Sample

3. Population

4. Variable

5. Data

6. Parameter

Explanation:

1. Statistics is the mean of the sample taken - The average speed that the 250 randomly selected drivers drove on Highway 50

2. Sample is the representative part of the population - The 250 randomly selected drivers who were on Highway 50

3. Population is the group of people from which the sample was taken - All people who drive on Highway 50

4. Variable is a quantity that has values which differ - The speed that a driver drives on Highway

5. Data is information obtained used for a specific purpose - The list of the 250 speeds that the drivers studied drove

6. Parameter is the mean of a population - The average speed that all drivers go on Highway 50