Question

a restaurant owner is interested in the proportion of his customers who order dessert. he looks at 65 randomly selected receipts. match the vocabulary word with its corresponding example. population all customers who come to the restaurant the answer: yes or no to whether a customer ordered dessert the 65 restaurant patrons whose receipts were observed by the owner the proportion of all customers who order dessert the proportion of the 65 randomly selected customers who ordered dessert the list of the 65 yes or no answers for whether each customer ordered dessert. hint: key terms

Explanation:

1. Variable: A variable represents a characteristic or response that can take on different values. Here, whether a customer ordered dessert (Yes or No) is a variable.
2. Sample: A sample is a subset of the population. The 65 restaurant patrons whose receipts were observed are the sample.
3. Parameter: A parameter is a numerical characteristic of a population. The proportion of all customers who order dessert is a parameter.
4. Statistic: A statistic is a numerical characteristic of a sample. The proportion of the 65 randomly - selected customers who ordered dessert is a statistic.
5. Data: Data are the actual observations or measurements. The list of the 65 Yes or No answers for whether each customer ordered dessert is the data.

Answer:

• Variable: The answer: Yes or No to whether a customer ordered dessert
• Sample: The 65 restaurant patrons whose receipts were observed by the owner
• Parameter: The proportion of all customers who order dessert
• Statistic: The proportion of the 65 randomly selected customers who ordered dessert
• Data: The list of the 65 Yes or No answers for whether each customer ordered dessert.