Reese's Pieces candies have three colors: orange, brown, and yellow. According to the manufacturer of these candies, when the candies are produced, 50% are made to be orange, 25% are made to be brown, and 25% are made to be yellow.

1. Suppose you take a random sample of n = 30 candies from the population of Reese's Pieces and note that 11 of these candies are brown. What will your sample proportion be? Please calculate this number below and round your answer to three decimal places.

1. Would you call the number you computed in response to Question 1 a parameter or a statistic? Please explain.