Question

A study concludes that 15 percent of all college students attend a gym class. Which of the following statements is true? 15 percent is a parameter. 15 percent is an ordinal measurement. 15 percent is a statistic. 15 percent is categorical data.

Answer 1

we are given

A study concludes that 15 percent of all college students attend a gym class

we will check each options

option-A:

15 percent is a parameter

we know that

15% is a constant

so, this is not parameter

so, this is FALSE

option-B:

15 percent is an ordinal measurement

we know that

15 % is a ratios

so, it can not be measurement

so, this is FALSE

option-D:

15 percent is a statistic

this is TRUE

option-E:

15 percent is categorical data

15% is a ratio

so, this is FALSE