question 11\non a recent local news report, t...

question 11\non a recent local news report, taylor heard that, on average, most americans get six hours of sleep each night. the report continued by stating that in a survey of residents of taylors state, minnesota, residents were actually getting an average of eight hours of sleep each night.\nconsidering the information in this news story, which of the following correctly describes a parameter?\nthe average number of hours americans sleep each night\nthe average number of hours surveyed residents of minnesota sleep\nthe average number of hours a random sample of americans sleep\nthe total number of people from minnesota who participated in the sleep survey

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# Brief Explanations: A parameter is a characteristic of a population. The average number of hours Americans sleep each night refers to the population - all Americans. The other options are about samples (surveyed residents of Minnesota, a random sample of Americans) or the sample size (total number of people from Minnesota who participated). # Answer: The average number of hours Americans sleep each night