A random sample of 100 cartons of eggs is selected from a grocery store, and it is discovered that 2 percent of the selected cartons contain at least one broken egg. A separate random sample of 100 cartons of eggs is selected from a club store and it is found that 5 percent of the selected cartons contain at least one broken egg. Which of the following statements is true?
Answer
A
2 percent is a parameter and 5 percent is a parameter.
B
2 percent is a parameter and 5 percent is a statistic.
C
2 percent is a statistic and 5 percent is a statistic.
D
2 percent is a statistic and 5 percent is a parameter.