A college professor decides to run for Congress in a district with 450,000 regis

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A college professor decides to run for Congress in a district with 450,000 registered voters. In a survey she commissioned, 58% of the 4000 registered voters interviewed indicated that they plan to vote for her. The population of interest is the: A. 450,000 registered voters in the district B. 58% or 2, 320 voters interviewed who plan to vote for her C. 4,000 registered voters interviewed D. 42% or 1, 680 voters interviewed who plan not to vote for her A summary measure that is computed from a sample to describe a characteristic of a population is called: A. a population B. a statistic C. a parameter D. both a parameter and a population since they are the same

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Question 1:

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A   450,000 registered voters in the district

EXPLANATION: The population is the entire pool from which the sample is drawn. Here, 450,000 voters represents the entire pool.

Question 2:
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B   a statistic

EXPLANATION:

A statistic is a characteristic of a sample., used to estimate the value of the population parameter.

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