You are interested in learning about the reading habits of the residents of Fairmont. To develop a sample, you select 13 of the city's blocks and interview everyone on those blocks. After collecting the data, you fi nd that 45% of those surveyed read more than one book a month. After some analysis, you conclude that about 40-50% the population of Fairmont reads more than one book a month. a) What is the population? b) What sampling technique has been employed? c) Is the 45% number a parameter or statistic?

You are interested in learning about the reading habits of the residents of Fairmont. To develop a sample, you select 13 of the city's blocks and interview everyone on those blocks. After collecting the data, you fi nd that 45% of those surveyed read more than one book a month. After some analysis, you conclude that about 40-50% the population of Fairmont reads more than one book a month. a) What is the population? b) What sampling technique has been employed? c) Is the 45% number a parameter or statistic?

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

1st Edition

ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section11.4: Collecting Data

Problem 6E

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