Which of the following is a statistic?

  1. The average age of 50 randomly selected employees
  2. The average height of all students in a country
  3. The average income of every citizen in a province
  4. The true proportion of all voters supporting a candidate
Answer

A) The average age of 50 randomly selected employees

A statistic describes a sample; a parameter describes the whole population. SLO CS-11-D-02 · Knowledge

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