At a TV assembling facility, the Quality Assurance (QA) department tested a random selection of 500 TV's assembled in March. The tested TV's had an average retail price of $475, 2.4% had some type of defect, and 7 did not power up at all. The plant manager compared that to the total 6753 of TV's that were assembled during the month of March. They had an average retail price of $395 , 3.2% had been reported defective by customers, and did not power up at all.
At a TV assembling facility, the Quality Assurance (QA) department tested a random selection of 500 TV's assembled in March. The tested TV's had an average retail price of $475, 2.4% had some type of defect, and 7 did not power up at all. The plant manager compared that to the total 6753 of TV's that were assembled during the month of March. They had an average retail price of $395 , 3.2% had been reported defective by customers, and did not power up at all.
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At a TV assembling facility, the Quality Assurance (QA) department tested a random selection of 500 TV's assembled in March. The tested TV's had an average retail price of $475, 2.4% had some type of defect, and 7 did not power up at all. The plant manager compared that to the total 6753 of TV's that were assembled during the month of March. They had an average retail price of $395 , 3.2% had been reported defective by customers, and did not power up at all.
For the QA department's tests, identify the population and the sample.
Choose whether each number described below is a parameter or a statistic for the QA department's tests.
Number | Parameter | Statistic |
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The
7
500
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The
2.4%
500
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The average retail price of
$395
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