A census of all the 10,576 current students at the local community college showed that 57.2%...

 

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A census of all the 10,576 current students at the local community college showed that 57.2% want to transfer to a university, their average age is 23.7 years, and 62 of them are pursuing degrees in mathematics. In order to attract more students, the math department organized an "Opportunities in Mathematics" fair for current students of the college. A total of 258 students from those who attended responded to a poll. The poll showed that 82% of those who answered want to transfer to a university, the average poll respondent was 21.6 years old, and 79 of them were interested in pursuing a degree in mathematics. (a) For the math fair poll, identify the population and the sample. Population: Sample: (b) Choose whether each number described below is a parameter or a statistic for the math fair poll. Number The 82% of students who responded to the poll who want to transfer to a university The 62 students pursuing a math degree among all the current students at the community college The average age of 21.6 years of the students who responded to the poll Parameter Statistic A census of all the 10,576 current students at the local community college showed that 57.2% want to transfer to a university, their average age is 23.7 years, and 62 of them are pursuing degrees in mathematics. In order to attract more students, the math department organized an "Opportunities in Mathematics" fair for current students of the college. A total of 258 students from those who attended responded to a poll. The poll showed that 82% of those who answered want to transfer to a university, the average poll respondent was 21.6 years old, and 79 of them were interested in pursuing a degree in mathematics. (a) For the math fair poll, identify the population and the sample. Population: Sample: (b) Choose whether each number described below is a parameter or a statistic for the math fair poll. Number The 82% of students who responded to the poll who want to transfer to a university The 62 students pursuing a math degree among all the current students at the community college The average age of 21.6 years of the students who responded to the poll Parameter Statistic

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