Question 4 • Probability and Statistics with Applications Honors Sem-2-FL-1210300 (2024-2025)
The 500 randomly selected residents are a sample, and their mean age of 58.2 years is a numerical summary calculated from that sample. A value that summarizes a sample is called a statistic. The mean age of 55.6 years describes all Florida residents, so it is a parameter.
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