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Question 21 • Probability and Statistics with Applications Honors Sem-2-FL-1210300 (2024-2025)

The governor of Florida would like to estimate the mean age of all Florida residents. To do so, he randomly selects 500 Florida residents and determines their mean age to be 58.2 years. However, according the most recent census data, the mean age of all Florida residents is 55.6 years. Which of the following properly describes the 500 Florida residents who were randomly selected?

Answer
A
sample
B
statistic
C
population
D
parameter

Explanation

The 500 randomly selected Florida residents are a subset of all Florida residents, so they are the sample. The value 58.2 years is a statistic because it summarizes that sample; 55.6 years is a parameter because it describes the entire population.

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