Question

in a study of all babies born at hospitals in one state, it was found that 49.1% of the babies were girls. identify whether this value is a statistic or a parameter. choose the correct answer below. a. the value is a statistic because it describes some characteristic of a sample. b. the value is a parameter because it describes some characteristic of a population. c. the value is a parameter because it describes some characteristic of a sample. d. the value is a statistic because it describes some characteristic of a population.

Explanation:

A parameter is a characteristic of a population, while a statistic is a characteristic of a sample. Here, the study is of all babies born at hospitals in one state (the entire population of interest in this context), and 49.1% of them being girls describes a characteristic of this population.

Answer:

B. The value is a parameter because it describes some characteristic of a population.