1. A teacher wants to know what the parents of her students think about the system she has set up to report missing assignments. She emails a survey to each family and asks them to rate her system. All of the parents reply and she discovers that 75% of them like her reporting system and appreciate the access to that information.

1. What is the sample?
2. What is the population?
3. Is the 75% value a parameter or a statistic?

2. A studio audience is surveyed on what they like/dislike about the new sitcom they just watched. Forty-six percent of the people gave negative feedback about the show.

1. What is the sample?
2. What is the target population?
3. Is the 46% value a statistic or a parameter?