TABLE 1-2
A Wall Street Journal poll asked 2,150 adults in the U.S. a series of questions to find out their view on the U.S. economy.
-Referring to Table 1-2, the 2,150 adults make up
A) the population.
B) the sample.
C) the parameter.
D) the statistic.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The 2,150 adults in the poll represent a subset of the larger population of U.S. adults, so they are the sample. The population would be all U.S. adults, the parameter would be a characteristic of the population (such as the average income), and the statistic would be a characteristic of the sample (such as the sample average income).

TABLE 1-2 a Wall Street Journal Poll Asked 2,150 Adults in the in the U.S