Which is a parameter A survey is given to a group of randoml

Which is a parameter?  

A survey is given to a group of randomly selected college students and it showed more than 80% of them drink at least one cupe of coffee per day.  

the average height of a group of first graders is 32 inches

the average age of all the employees in a software company is 34 years

in a recent opinion poll, 65% of the respondents said that they have not traveled to an overseas country.

Solution

A \"parameter\" is a quantity describing a POPULATION, not a sample. If it describes a sample, then it is a \"statistic\".

A \"parameter\" is a quantity describing a POPULATION, not a sample. If it describes a sample, then it is a \"statistic\".

Hence, it is

OPTION C: the average age of all the employees in a software company is 34 years [ANSWER]

Which is a parameter? A survey is given to a group of randomly selected college students and it showed more than 80% of them drink at least one cupe of coffee p

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