document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1199142>Question 1199142</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A) the 1300 total students enrolled <BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 1300 students taking an introductory class, and would like to know the proportion of these students that are freshmen.  We draw a random sample of size 100. We ask each of these 100 students whether they are freshmen. We then we find the proportion in this sample that are freshmen. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the parameter?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One of the following answers is correct. Which one is the correct answer?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) the 1300 students enrolled<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) the 100 students selected \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C) the proportion of students in the sample that are freshmen. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D) the proportion  of students in the population that are freshmen  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "* **Parameter:** A parameter is a numerical characteristic of the entire population. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this scenario:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* The population consists of all 1300 students taking the introductory class.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* The parameter of interest is the true proportion of freshmen among all 1300 students. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other options are not parameters:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* **A) the 1300 total students enrolled:** This is the population size, not a numerical characteristic of the population.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* **B) the 100 students selected:** This is the sample, not a characteristic of the population.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* **C) the proportion of students in the sample that are freshmen:** This is a sample statistic, not a parameter. <BR>\n" );
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