What is the difference between a parameter and a statistic? A parameter is a numerical description of a characteristic. A statistic is a numerical description of a population sample characteristic.

The midterm and final exam grades for a statistics course are provided in the data set below. Jaymes, a student in the class, scored 86 on both exams. Treat the given data sets as samples. Midterm: 80, 78, 85, 82, 79, 79, 78, 86, 80, 84, 78, 84, 80, 84, 81, 78, 81, 82, 78, 84 Final: 81, 88, 68, 69, 69 81, 82, 86, 76, 71, 72, 68, 77, 86, 68, 83, 84, 71, 81, 87 z-score for midterm: 1.857 z-score for final: 1.181 Based on the z-scores calculated above, which of Jaymes's grades is more unusual, the midterm grade or the final exam grade? Select the correct answer below: A. The absolute value of the z-score for the final exam grade is greater than for the midterm grade, so the final exam grade is more unusual. B. The absolute value of the z-score for the midterm exam grade is less than for the final grade, so the midterm grade is more unusual. C. The absolute value of the z-score for the midterm exam grade is greater than for the final grade, so the midterm grade is more…

What are the two main branches of statistics? The two main branches of statistics are qualitative statistics and quantitative statistics. descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. sample statistics and parameter statistics. sample statistics and population statistics.

An unbiased sample is a good representation of the population. True or False