2.5 For each of the following statistical summaries, explain whether it is a population parameter or a sample statistic. a. In the 2000 census of the United States, it was deter- mined that the average household size was 2.59 persons per household (http://www.census.gov). b. In an ABC News poll completed in June 2004, 36% of n = 500 persons surveyed said that they supported replacing the portrait of Alexander Hamilton on the U.S. $10 bill with a portrait of Ronald Reagan (www.pollingreport. com/news.htm). c. To estimate average normal body temperature of all adults, a doctor measures the temperatures of 100 healthy adults. The average temperature for that group is 98.2 degrees Fahrenheit.
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