The manager of the Millcreek Mall wants to know the mean
age of the people who shop at the mall and the stores in
which they typically shop. Dennis has been put in charge of
collecting data for the Millcreek Mall. He decides to interview
100 people one Saturday because it is the mall’s busiest
shopping day.
What is the population for this situation?
What is the sample?
When Dennis calculates the mean age of the people who
shop at the mall, will he be calculating a parameter or a
statistic?
A. All of the people who shop at Millcreek Mall
B. The 100 shoppers that Dennis interviews
C. All of the women who shop at the mall
D. All of the men who shop at the mall
A. All of the people who shop at Millcreek Mall
B. The 100 shoppers that Dennis interviews
C. All of the women who shop at the mall
D. All of the men who shop at the mall