Chapter 5.2, Problem 5.47E

To determine

To identify which is the parameter and which is the statistic and state it.

Answer to Problem 5.47E

  $13\%$ of adults are left handed is a parameter and those at the conference is as statistic.

Explanation of Solution

The first is a parameter because we can assume that by saying $13\%$ of adults are left handed, this was a survey conducted of the entire adult population.

And those at the conference is a statistic because the survey was conducted on only a sample of adults.