Chapter 7: Q.3 (page 428)
For Exercises 1 to 4, identify the population, the parameter, the sample, and the statistic in each setting
Hot turkey Tom is cooking a large turkey breast for a holiday meal. He wants to be sure that the turkey is safe to eat, which requires a minimum internal temperature of . Tom uses a thermometer to measure the temperature of the turkey meat at four randomly chosen points. The minimum reading in the sample is
Short Answer
The point of meat in Turkey is the population.
Four points have been chosen in the sample.
The parameter is the minimum internal temperature.
The temperature is the sample.