Teacher Joy conducted a census in her class, and she found out that the average time that her students devote to studying is 2.25 hours, their average height is 147 cm, and a random sample of 10 students got an average of 87% in their latest quiz.Which of the given numbers is a statistic?*1 point2.25 Hours147cm87%10 Students
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Teacher Joy conducted a census in her class, and she found out that the average time that her students devote to studying is 2.25 hours, their average height is 147 cm, and a random sample of 10 students got an average of 87% in their latest quiz.Which of the given numbers is a statistic?*1 point2.25 Hours147cm87%10 Students
Solution
The given numbers that are statistics are 2.25 hours, 147 cm, and 87%. These are statistics because they are measurements taken from a sample or population and provide some information about that sample or population. The number 10 is not a statistic, it is just the size of the sample taken.
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