Population, Statistic, or Parameter. I am confused aren\'t A & B both statistics
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Population, Statistic, or Parameter. I am confused aren't A & B both statistics? Can someone confirm if my assumption is indeed right. If not why is it wrong?
A study, conducted by Jackson et al. and published in the journal of Cancer Causes and Control in 2009 examined 33,938 women aged 40 to 84 years old who resided in California and who reported having had a mammogram within the last 2 years. The researchers were interested in characteristics of women who routinely obtain mammograms, as suggested by the American Cancer Society, to detect breast cancer The table below provides a column that refers to the sample size and provides characteristics of the 33,938 women who were included in the study who reported having had a mammogram Sample size Total 33,938 Race/Ethnicity Latina African American Asian/Pacific Islander White Other 3458 1923 2807 24,487 1263 Marital Status Married/Living with partner Not currently married 17,916 16,022 Education Less than high school High school graduate/GED Some college/tech school College or more 3599 8000 10,408 11,931 HouseholdIncome Below $35K $35KExplanation / Answer
In the study reseacher took in sample women residing in the California. The population is all women in America.
(a)
Here proprotion shows proportion in the sample of 33938 women participetaed in study so it is statistics.
(b)
Here proprotion shows proportion in the sample of 33938 women participetaed in study so it is statistics.