The scenario

A recent poll by Quinnipac University wanted to know how confident Americans are about whether or not their state elected officials will protect their right to vote. From January 7th through the 10th, 2022, the pollsters spoke to1966American adults . Of the poll participants,28% say they are not so confident or somewhat not confident at all that the elected will protect their right to vote.

The questions

Use the information from the scenario to answer the following:

1. What is the population that this study is trying to get information about?
2. What is the variable used for the study?
3. What type of variable is the variable in question 2?
4. What is the sample statistic for this study?
5. What is the parameter of interest for this study? (the population parameter they are trying to gather information about)