MATH 300 Foundations of Statistics_Sophia_Milestone 1_2020

On a recent news report, Taylor heard that, on average, most Americans get six hours of sleep each night. The report continued by stating that in Taylor's state, Minnesota, residents were actually getting an average of eight hours of sleep each night. Considering the information in this news story, which of the following correctly describes a parameter? • The average number of hours residents of Minnesota sleep • The average number of hours people sleep nationally • The total number of people who participated in the study • The total number of people from Minnesota who participated in the study RATIONALE The parameter represents the value of the variable of interest of the population. In this case, the population is all people nationally, so their average number of hours of sleep is the parameter. CONCEPT Classifying Data by Who You are Testing: Statistics and ParameterS