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Chapter 11: Q.11.3 (page 459)

Is a population proportion a parameter or a statistic? What about a sample proportion? Explain your answers.

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Population proportion is a parameter.

Sample proposition is a statistic.

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01

Given information

Given in the question that, we need to find that whether a population proportion is a parameter or a statistic.

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Explanation

Parameter :A parameter is a value that is calculated from a set of data.

Statistic :A statistic is a numerical value derived from a sample.

As the population proportion is a descriptive measure of population, it is obvious that it is a parameter. Because it is a descriptive measure of sample, the sample proposition is a statistic.

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