SOLUTION: A manufacturer of children's toys claim that less than 3% of his products are defect. When 500 toys were drawn from a large production run 5% were found to be defective. Identify t

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Question 1178881: A manufacturer of children's toys claim that less than 3% of his products are defect. When 500 toys were drawn from a large production run 5% were found to be defective. Identify the parameter and statistic
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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The parameter is the true proportion of toys produced by the manufacturer that are defective. That is unknown, although the claim is that it is 3%.
The statistic is the value of the proportion of toys that were defective, and that is 5%.