A particular country has 40 total states. If the areas of 35 states are added and the sum is divided by 35 , the result is 187 comma 098 square kilometers. Determine whether this result is a statistic or a parameter?

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29 May, 12:31

A particular country has 40 total states. If the areas of 35 states are added and the sum is divided by 35 , the result is 187 comma 098 square kilometers. Determine whether this result is a statistic or a parameter?

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Omari Thomas · Answer 1

The result is a statistic because it shows characteristic of a sample.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

A particular country has 40 total states. The areas of 35 states are added and the sum is divided by 35 he result is 187,098 square kilometers.

A sample is a smaller group of representatives of a chosen community to represent the population.

Here 35 states shows a smaller group as there are 40 states. That means 35 states are the sample.

The difference between a statistic and a parameter is that statistics defined by a sample. A parameter is defined by an entire population.

Since, 35 states represents the sample that means this result is statistics.