Question

determine whether the underlined number is a statistic or a parameter. in a study of all 2256 professors at a college, it is found that 35% own a vehicle. choose the correct statement below. statistic because the value is a numerical measurement describing a characteristic of a sample parameter because the value is a numerical measurement describing a characteristic of a sample parameter because the value is a numerical measurement describing a characteristic of a population statistic because the value is a numerical measurement describing a characteristic of a population

Explanation:

A parameter describes a characteristic of a population. Here, the study is of all 2256 professors (the entire population of professors at the college), and 35% is a numerical measure related to this population.

Answer:

Parameter because the value is a numerical measurement describing a characteristic of a population.