Question

A survey conducted by Black Flag asked whether or not the action of a certain type of roach disk was effective in killing roaches. 79% of the respondents agreed that the roach disk was effective. The number 79% is a _______.

Answer 1

Here are the missing options:

• A. parameter.
• B. population.
• C. statistic.
• D. sample.
• E. sampling distribution.

The answer is C. statistic.

Step-by-step explanation:

Statistics refer to values which have been computed to obtain numerical information. It differs from parameters because parameters may provide qualitative information, such as the features of a sample population.

A statistic can be calculated using mathematical functions.