Question

1. I want to know the number of Hancock students who are transferring to a university this fall. I survey my 112 students this semester

1. the population:

2. the sample:

3. the parameter:

4. the statistic:

5. the variable:

6. What kind of data am I collecting?

7. What sampling method did I use?

Answer 1

Population:

All Hancock students in this semester

Sample :

The selected 112 students in this semester

Parameter:

The (population) proportion of Hancock students who are transferring to a university this fall

Statistic:

Sample proportion of Hancock students who are transferring to a university this fall.

Variable:

Number of Hancock students who are transferring to a university this fall.

You are collecting quantitative data. And you used convenience sampling method to collect this data.