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A randomly selected sample of 1,000 college students was asked whether they had ever used the drug Ecstasy. Sixteen percent (16% or 0.16) of the 1,000 students surveyed said they had. Which one of the following statements about the number, 0.16, is correct?
A) It is a sample statistic.
B) It is a population parameter.
C) It is a sample parameter.
D) It is a population statistic.

Answer :

0.16 will be the Sample Proportion / Parameter.

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A randomly selected sample of 1,000 college students was asked whether they had ever used the drug Ecstasy. Sixteen percent (16% or 0.16) of the 1,000 students surveyed said they had.

To know which one of the following statements about the number, 0.16 is correct,

This value, 16% = 0.16 would be the sample proportion,

[tex]\hat p[/tex], since it originated from the sample.

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