Question

After a state-wide election, the Secretary of State certified that Candidate A won the full election with 56% of the vote when all ballots were counted. What does the number "56%" represent?

A. random variable

B. estimate

C. parameter

D. statistic

E. sample

Answer 1

Raandom variable : It is a variable whose value is not known.It can take on different values.

estimate : a roughly calculated value

parameter : A numerical quantity which defines the population. It tells us something about the population.

Statistic : It is a value which describes the sample

Sample: It is set of observation drawn from population.

In example we have given that,

Candidate A won the election with 56% vote when all ballots are counted.

So here 56% gives the information about the population that 56% of people voted to candidate A.

So the number 56% represent the parameter.