Question

to estimate the percentage of incoming freshman who place into college - level mathematics, a researcher collects data from 150 incoming freshman. match the following: percentage of the 150 incoming college freshmen who placed college - level in mathematics an incoming college freshman 150 incoming college freshman percentage of all incoming freshman who placed college - level in mathematics all incoming college freshmen whether or not they placed college - level in mathematics a. statistic b. individual c. population d. parameter e. sample f. variable

Explanation:

• A statistic is a numerical characteristic of a sample. The percentage of the 150 incoming freshmen who placed college - level in mathematics is calculated from a sample, so it's a statistic.
• An individual is a single entity in the study. Here, an incoming college freshman is an individual.
• A sample is a subset of the population. The 150 incoming college freshmen are a sample of all incoming freshmen.
• A parameter is a numerical characteristic of a population. The percentage of all incoming freshmen who placed college - level in mathematics is a parameter as it pertains to the entire population.
• The population is the entire group of interest. All incoming college freshmen are the population.
• A variable is a characteristic that can vary among individuals. Whether or not they placed college - level in mathematics is a variable.

Answer:

• percentage of the 150 incoming college freshmen who placed college - level in mathematics: a. statistic
• an incoming college freshman: b. individual
• 150 incoming college freshmen: e. sample
• percentage of all incoming freshmen who placed college - level in mathematics: d. parameter
• all incoming college freshmen: c. population
• whether or not they placed college - level in mathematics: f. variable