A census of all the 12,475 current students at the local community college showed that 56.5% want to transfer to a university, their average age is 21.7 years, and 60 of them are pursuing degrees in mathematics. In order to attract more students, the math department organized an "Opportunities in Mathematics" fair for current students of the college. A total of 267 students from those who attended responded to a poll. The poll showed that 83% of those who answered want to transfer to a university, the average poll respondent was 22.3 years old, and 77 of them were interested in pursuing a degree in mathematics. (a) For the math fair poll, identify the population and the sample. Population: (Choose one) Sample: (Choose one) (b) Choose whether each number described below is a parameter or a statistic for the math fair poll. Number Parameter Statistic The 60 students pursuing a math degree among all the current students at the community college The 56.5% of all current students at the community college who want to transfer to a university The average age of 22.3 years of the students who responded to the poll
A census of all the 12,475 current students at the local community college showed that 56.5% want to transfer to a university, their average age is 21.7 years, and 60 of them are pursuing degrees in mathematics. In order to attract more students, the math department organized an "Opportunities in Mathematics" fair for current students of the college. A total of 267 students from those who attended responded to a poll. The poll showed that 83% of those who answered want to transfer to a university, the average poll respondent was 22.3 years old, and 77 of them were interested in pursuing a degree in mathematics. (a) For the math fair poll, identify the population and the sample. Population: (Choose one) Sample: (Choose one) (b) Choose whether each number described below is a parameter or a statistic for the math fair poll. Number Parameter Statistic The 60 students pursuing a math degree among all the current students at the community college The 56.5% of all current students at the community college who want to transfer to a university The average age of 22.3 years of the students who responded to the poll
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