Question

The US Census Bureau needs to estimate the median income of females in the US, so they collect incomes from 3797 females. Match the terms: individual, variable, population, sample, parameter, and statistic with the corresponding letters below.

a.The median income of the 3797 females in the US who were sampled

b. The 3797 Arizona females in the US who were surveyed

c. Income

d. All females in the US

e. The median income of all females in the US

f. one female in the US

Answer 1

a.The median income of the 3797 females in the US who were sampled
- is a statistic
since median is measurement of sample values

b. The 3797 Arizona females in the US who were surveyed
- is sample
since total number of females who were surveyed

c. Income
- is variable

d. All females in the US
- is population

e. The median income of all females in the US
- is Paramter
since median is measurement of population values (all females in US)

f. one female in the US
- individual