A measurable characteristic of a population is called _____.
A measurable characteristic of a population is called _____.
Solution
A measurable characteristic of a population is called a parameter.
A parameter is a numerical value that describes an entire population. The population refers to the complete group being studied, and the parameter is a measure that characterizes that entire group.
A parameter describes the whole population.
Examples: Average height of all students in a school, or the percentage of all voters who support a candidate.
A statistic describes a sample (a smaller group taken from the population), not the population itself.
Example: Average height of 30 randomly selected students from a school.
A sample is a subset or part of the population. It refers to the group itself, not a measurement or characteristic.
Statistical inference is a process or method of drawing conclusions about a population based on sample data. It is an analytical technique, not a measurable characteristic.
The answer is Option 3: Parameter.
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