II. PARAMETER AND STATISTIC What is the Difference Between a Statistic and a Parameter? - A statistic and parameter are very similar. The difference between statistic and parameter is statistic describes a sample while parameter describes an entire population. Example of Parameters: - 60% of Philippine senators voted for a particular measure. There are only 24 Senators you can count that every single one of them voted. - 40% of 1,211 students at a particular secondary school got below 3 on standardized test. You know this because you have each and every student's test score. - 30% of 150 workers at a particular bike factory were paid less that Php 10,000 per year. You have the payroll data for all of the workers. Example of Statistic: - 60% of the Philippine residents agree with the latest health care proposal. It's not possible to actually ask hundreds of millions of people whether they agree. - 45% of Manila residents report that they have been to at least one Basketball game. It's very doubtful that anyone polled in excess of a million people for this data. - 30% of dog owners poop scoop after their dog. It's impossible to survey all dog owners-no one keeps an accurate track of exactly how many people own dogs.Statistics and Probability (SHS 11) A. Determine wether the underlined value is a parameter or a statistic. 1. In a national survey on substance abuse, 10% of respondents aged 12 to 17 reported usin ilicit drugs within the past month. 2. Ty cobb is one of major league baseball's greatest hitters of all time, with a career batting average of 0.366 3. A study of 6076 adults in public rest rooms (in Manila, Quezon City, Makati, Mandaluyog, San Juan) found that 23% did not wash their hands before exiting. 4. Interview of 100 adults 18years of age or older, conducted nationwide, found that 44% could state the minimum age required for the office of Philippine president. 5. 68% of students out of 100 surveyed planned to go to college right after high school