A sheriff is interested in the average speed that people drive on Highway 50. Match the vocabulary word with its corresponding example.

1. Statistics

2. Sample

3. Population

4. Variable

5. Data

6. Parameter

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Statistics is the mean of the sample taken - The average speed that the 250 randomly selected drivers drove on Highway 50

2. Sample is the representative part of the population - The 250 randomly selected drivers who were on Highway 50

3. Population is the group of people from which the sample was taken - All people who drive on Highway 50

4. Variable is a quantity that has values which differ - The speed that a driver drives on Highway

5. Data is information obtained used for a specific purpose - The list of the 250 speeds that the drivers studied drove

6. Parameter is the mean of a population - The average speed that all drivers go on Highway 50