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Chapter 1: Q2-7BSC (page 1)

The complete set of all housing units equal to 132,802,859 present in the United States represents a parameter.

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The complete set of all housing units equal to 132,802,859 present in the United States represents a parameter.

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01

Given information

As reported by the Census Bureau, a total of 132,802,859 housing units is there in the United States.

02

Statistic and parameter

Parameter stands for all the mathematical characteristics of the population under study. For example, 73% of all the butterflies in a park are brown-colored. The value of 73% (population proportion) is a parameter.

Statistic stands for all the mathematical characteristics of a sample. For example, 56% of dogs from a sample of 60 dogs have long tails. The values 56% (sample proportion) and 60 (sample size) are statistics.

03

Identification of statistic and parameter

The Census Bureau has recorded a complete enumeration of all the housing units in theUnited States,which is equal to 132,802,859. The value 132,802,859 refers to the size of the population.

Therefore, the appropriate answer is aparameter.

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