Question

in june 2015, gallup conducted a poll of a random sample of 14,683 adults to determine the well - being of people living in the united states. one question asked, did you exercise at least 30 minutes for 3 or more days in the past week? in the survey, 58.9% of males and 52.7% of females responded yes to this question. which of the following is true about this scenario? a. 58.9% and 52.7% are both parameters. b. 58.9% and 52.7% are both statistics. c. if we took another random sample of 14,683 adults, we would expect to get the exact same results.

Explanation:

Statistics are values from a sample. Here 58.9% and 52.7% are from a sample of 14,683 adults, not the whole population. Sampling is variable.

Answer:

B. 58.9% and 52.7% are both statistics.