a. Is 15% number a parameter or a statistic? Explain briefly. b. Are you guaranteed that 15% of your sample ride a bicycle to class each day? Explain briefly. c. Describe the sampling distribution of the sample proportion of these 80 students who ride a bicycle to class each day. (Hint: Be sure to refer to the shape, center, and spread of this sampling distribution.) Also include a well- labeled sketch of this distribution.

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4. Suppose that 15% of all students at your school ride a bicycle to class each day.
Suppose further that you take a random sample of 80 students at your school.
a. Is 15% number a parameter or a statistic? Explain briefly.
b. Are you guaranteed that 15% of your sample ride a bicycle to class each day?
Explain briefly.
c. Describe the sampling distribution of the sample proportion of these 80
students who ride a bicycle to class each day. (Hint: Be sure to refer to the
shape, center, and spread of this sampling distribution.) Also include a well-
labeled sketch of this distribution.
HCL SYstem
Transcribed Image Text:4. Suppose that 15% of all students at your school ride a bicycle to class each day. Suppose further that you take a random sample of 80 students at your school. a. Is 15% number a parameter or a statistic? Explain briefly. b. Are you guaranteed that 15% of your sample ride a bicycle to class each day? Explain briefly. c. Describe the sampling distribution of the sample proportion of these 80 students who ride a bicycle to class each day. (Hint: Be sure to refer to the shape, center, and spread of this sampling distribution.) Also include a well- labeled sketch of this distribution. HCL SYstem
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