Question

A political action committee is interested in the proportion of all registered voters who will vote "Yes" on a measure to expand the use of solar energy. Match the vocabulary word with its corresponding example.

__________The proportion of registered voters who will vote Yes on the measure.

__________The 1000 registered voters who participated in the study.

__________The proportion of the 1000 registered voters that were surveyed who will vote Yes on the measure.

_________Yes or No for each registered voter All registered voters in the US

_________The list of Yes and No answers that were given by the 1000 participants in the study


a. Sample

b. Statistic

c. Parameter

d. Data

e. Variable

f. Population

Answer 1

Answer: parameter: The proportion of registered voters who will vote Yes on the measure.

Sample: The 1000 registered voters who participated in the study.

Statistic: The proportion of the 1000 registered voters that were surveyed who will vote Yes on the measure.

Variable: Yes or No for each registered voter

Population: All registered voters in the US

Data: The list of Yes and No answers that were given by the 1000 participants in the study.

Explanation:

Definitions of the given terms:

• Population: Large groups of individuals having similar characteristics as per the researcher's point of view.

• Sample: It is a subset of the population used to represent it.
• Parameter: Measure of particular characteristics in the population.
• Statistic: Measure of particular characteristics in the sample.
• Variable: Characteristics that vary.
• Data: A collected information facts and statistics.

Hence, by using the above definitions, we have

• Parameter: The proportion of registered voters who will vote Yes on the measure.
• Sample: The 1000 registered voters who participated in the study.
• Statistic: The proportion of the 1000 registered voters that were surveyed who will vote Yes on the measure.
• Variable: Yes or No for each registered voter.
• Population: All registered voters in the US.
• Data: The list of Yes and No answers that were given by the 1000 participants in the study.