Determine whether the number described is a statistic or a parameter. Of the students enrolled in a certain college, 80%, are full-time.

Rivka Thorpe

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2021-02-02

Determine whether the number described is a statistic or a parameter.
Of the students enrolled in a certain college, 80%, are full-time.

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The difference between a statistic and a parameter is that statistic describe a sample while a parameter describes an entire population. 
Therefore, because it represents a representative sampling of the whole student population enrolled in a certain college, the number mentioned is a statistic.

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