The scenario

A recent poll by Reuters/Ipsos wanted to find out what U.S. Adults think about electric pickup trucks. From June 3rd through the 4th, 2021, the pollsters spoke to1278U.S. adults . Of the poll participants,63% say they think electric vehicles are the future of the auto industry.

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)