A candidate who is running for the vacant City Mayor seat with 35,000 registered voters wants to determine what percentage would vote for him. His pollsters interview 600 registered voters from the city at random; 60% say they plan to vote for him
a. What is the population of interest?
b. What is the sample?
c. Is the 60% a parameter or a statistic in this scenario? Why?
a. The 35,000 registered voters in that city.
b. The 600 registered voters selected at random.
c. The 60% is a statistic, since it is a descriptive measure of the sample.
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