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In the Presidential election of 1968, Richard Nixon won 43.4% of the popular vot

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Question

In the Presidential election of 1968, Richard Nixon won 43.4% of the popular vote and Humbert Humphrey won 42.7% of the popular vote. In a Gallup poll conducted in September of 1967, 43% of those polled favored Nixon, while 28% favored Humphrey.     

43.4% and 42.7% are population parameters, and 43% and 28% are sample statistics.

A student is gathering data on the driving experiences of other college students. Of the variables to be measured, one is the type of car the student drives (1 = manual transmission/stick shift, 2 = automatic transmission). What type of variable is this?

All of these numbers are sample statistics.

Explanation / Answer

1)

43.4% and 42.7% are population parameters, and 43% and 28% are sample statistics

2)

option A is correct Categorical