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Exercises: Understand Statistics as a Process for Making Inferences

Work through each section in order. For each scenario, read carefully and use the correct vocabulary (population, parameter, sample, statistic) and notation. Explain your reasoning where a written response is asked for.

Grade 10·21 problems·~40 min·Common Core Math - HS Statistics and Probability·group·hss-ic-a-1
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In a survey, 39 of 60 randomly chosen Lincoln High students said they would re-enroll in an elective, giving p^=39/60=0.65\hat{p} = 39/60 = 0.65. The value 0.650.65 is best described as a: