Week 1 Assignment: sampling methods
Question
Douglas wants to estimate the percentage of homeowners that own at least one dog. He surveys 125 randomly selected homeowners to determine whether or not they own dogs. What is the statistic?
Select the correct answer below:
the percentage of surveyed homeowners who own at least one dog
specific responses to the survey
the percentage of all homeowners who own at least one dog
the 125 homeowners surveyed
all homeowners
Question
Raymond wants to estimate the percentage of parents who use cloth diapers. He asks a randomly selected group of 200 parents whether or not they use cloth diapers. What is the data?
Select the correct answer below:
the percentage of all parents who use cloth diapers
the 200 people surveyed
all parents who use cloth diapers
the percentage of surveyed parents who use cloth diapers
specific “yes” or “no” responses to the survey
Question
Thomas wants to estimate the mean height of students attending his college. He records the heights of 25 randomly selected students attending the college. What is the parameter?
Select the correct answer below:
the heights of the randomly selected students
the mean height of all students attending the college
the mean height of the randomly selected students
the 25 randomly selected students
all the students attending the college
Question
Raymond wants to estimate the percentage of parents who use cloth diapers. He asks a randomly selected group of 200 parents whether or not they use cloth diapers. What is the parameter?
Select the correct answer below:
the percentage of surveyed parents who use cloth diapers
the 200 people surveyed
specific “yes” or “no” responses to the survey
the number of parents
the percentage of all parents who use cloth diapers
Solution:
Douglas wants to estimate the percentage of homeowners that own at least one dog. He surveys 125 randomly selected homeowners to determine whether or not they own dogs. What is the statistic?
Select the correct answer below:
the percentage of surveyed homeowners who own at least one dog
specific responses to the survey
the percentage of all homeowners who own at least one dog
the 125 homeowners surveyed
all homeowners
Question
Raymond wants to estimate the percentage of parents who use cloth diapers. He asks a randomly selected group of 200 parents whether or not they use cloth diapers. What is the data?
Select the correct answer below:
the percentage of all parents who use cloth diapers
the 200 people surveyed
all parents who use cloth diapers
the percentage of surveyed parents who use cloth diapers
specific “yes” or “no” responses to the survey
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