In 2008, a university in the Midwestern United States surveyed its full

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time first

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year students after

they completed their first semester.

Surveys were electronically distributed to all 3,727 students, and

responses were obtained from 2,821 students. Of the students surveyed, 90.1% indicated that they

had studied with other students, and 57.1% indicated that they had tutored another student.

The

report also noted that 61.3% of the students surveyed came late to class at least once, and 45.8%

admitted to being bored in class at least once.

a)

Describe the population of interest

b)

Describe the sample that was collected

c)

Describe a parameter of interes

t

d)

Describe the statistic used to estimate the parameter in (c)