document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=930637>Question 930637</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An exhaustive cataloging of all hardbound books at a college library revealed that the mean age was 42.6 years, with a standard deviation of 17.9 years. Recently, the librarian commissioned a study to determine the condition of the books. A random sample of 500 books was assembled, and the mean age of this collection was found to be 58.2 years, with a standard deviation of 17.7 years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. Which of these numerical values are parameters?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. 58.2 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 42.6 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 17.9 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 17.7 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. Which of these numerical values are statistics?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 42.6 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 17.7 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 17.9 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 58.2 years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #565182 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=565182\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Parameters:summarize data for an entire population. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Statistics: summarize data from a sample<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. 42.6 and 17.9are parameters (from entire population)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 58.2 and 17.7 are Statistics (from sample) </SPAN>\n" );
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