An educational researcher used school records to determine that in the year 2000 in one school district,84% of children living in two-parent homes graduated high school while 75% of children living in single-parent homes graduated high school.Determine the parameter of interest.
A)Percentage of children living in two-parent homes
B)Year of high school graduation
C)High school graduation rate
D)Type of home (single or two-parent)
E)School district

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The parameter of interest in this scenario is the high school graduation rate. This is because the researcher used school records to determine the percentage of children graduating high school in two different types of homes. Therefore, the researcher was interested in determining the graduation rate, which is the proportion of students who graduate out of the total number of students in each group.

An Educational Researcher Used School Records to Determine That in the Year