A sample of 200 college students is selected from all students registered at a c

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A sample of 200 college students is selected from all students registered at a certain college, and it turns out that 38% of them participate in intramural sports. Identify the following: the population, the parameter of interest, the sample the sample statistic Identify following variables as discrete or continuous The number of voters who favor a particular candidate Continuous The temperature at U.S. cities Discrete The amount of snowfall in Chicago for last 30 days. Continuous The number of pages in textbooks. Continuous The weight of new born babies at a local hospital Discrete

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Q!)

A) The population is all students registered at a certian college
B) The parameter of interest is the population proportion
C) The sample is the 200 college student under study
D) The sample statistics is the proportion in the sample which is .38

Q2)

1) discrete
2) continuous
3) continuous
4) discrete
5) continuous

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