Question

according to university records, in a population of undergraduate students, 18.2% of the students are first - generation college students, 8.9% of the students are international students, and the average high school gpa of the population is 3.81. when a sample of students is selected from this population, it is found that 16.8% of the students in the sample are first - generation college students, 10.2% of the students are international students, and the average high school gpa of the sample is 3.75. we call the number 18.2% a and the number 3.81 a

Explanation:

In statistics, a parameter is a characteristic of a population, while a statistic is a characteristic of a sample. The number 18.2% represents the proportion of first - generation college students in the population of undergraduate students, and 3.81 is the average high school GPA of the population. Both are population characteristics.

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