Question

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A random sample of 50 bottles is selected from the production line of a large manufacturing company. The mean
of the contents of the 50 bottles is 20.25 ounces. The manager of the company requests that the machines be
recalibrated because bottles coming off the production line are supposed to contain 20 ounces. Which of the
following statements is true?
O 20 is a statistic and 20.25 is a statistic.
20 is a statistic and 20.25 is a parameter.
o 20 is a parameter and 20.25 is a statistic.
O 20 is a parameter and 20.25 is a parameter.

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

20 is a parameter and 20.25 is a statistic

Answer 2

Answer: 20 is a parameter and 20.25 is a statistic

Definition of parameter: a numerical characteristic of a population, as distinct from a statistic of a sample.

Definition of statistic: a fact or piece of data from a study of a large quantity of numerical data.

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