The parameter of interest is p, the proportion of students at Penn State University who smoke regularly. The sample is a random selection of 987 students at ... stat.psu.edu |
A statistical parameter is a parameter that indexes a family of probability distributions. ... stated, based on a random sample taken from the population of interest. en.wikipedia.org |
20 Aug 2012 ... information to estimate the population parameter of interest (called the target parameter) and to assess the reliability of the estimate. Different ... www.stat.ucdavis.edu |