Question

state whether the computed value is a statistic or a parameter: from the entire collection of a new breed of tomato vines, each tomato grown for an entire season is gathered and scored for taste. the average of these is computed. statistic parameter

Explanation:

A parameter is a characteristic of a population. Here, the entire collection of tomatoes from the new - breed tomato vines is the population, and the computed average taste score is based on the entire population. A statistic is based on a sample. Since this is the whole population, it's a parameter.

Answer:

parameter