Thursday, July 30, 2009

Statistics question?

In a survey, a sample of 500 people are interviewed and 72% say no to a question. The value of 72% is?


a) Margin of error


b) None of the above


c) Statistic


d) bias


e) parameter





Which one is correct?

Statistics question?
c) Statistic
Reply:When surveying 500 people @ 72% is 360. So I think it's a statistic. The margin of error should be within 3 to 5 persent.


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