Question

The student body president of a high school claims to know the names of at least 1000 of the 1800 students who attend the school. To test this claim, the student government advisor randomly selects 100 students and asks the president to identify each by name. The president successfully names only 46 of the students. Identify the population and parameter of interest.

Answer 1

Answer: Population = Total students attend the school.

Parameter = Proportion of students named by president correctly.

Explanation:

Population for a particular study is the largest possible group of individuals that are essential to be considered.

Parameter = measure of characteristic in a population.

By the above definition, we have

Population = Total students attend the school(1800).

Parameter = Proportion of students named by president correctly.