Suppose you want to estimate the proportion of US adults who prefer to buy organ

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Suppose you want to estimate the proportion of US adults who prefer to buy organic produce. You randomly select 1200 adults and ask them their opinion (prefer organic/prefer non-organic/no preference). For each of the following, choose the best option that describes it. A) The 1200 selected adults that were surveyed a. population b. sample c. parameter d. statistic B) The proportion of all US adults who prefer to buy organic produce a. population b. sample c. parameter d. statistic C) The proportion among the 1200 adults selected that prefer to buy organic produce a. population b. sample c. parameter d. statistic D) All US adults a. population b. sample c. parameter d. statistic

Explanation / Answer

SolutionA:

we select sample

Answer b) sample

Solution B:

population it is parameter

Answer c) parameter

SolutionC:

for sample it is statistic

Answer d)statistic

SolutionD:

Answer a.population

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