Algebra II.4.C.13 - Using Sample Data to Estimate a Population Characteristic – Exit Ticket

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Indicate whether each of the following is a summary measure from a population or from a sample. Choose the one that is more realistically the case. If it is from a population, identify the population characteristic. If it is from a sample, identify the sa

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88% of the more than 300 million automobile tires discarded per year are recycled or used for fuel.

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The mean number of words that contain the letter e in the Gettysburg Address

3.

64% of respondents in a recent poll indicated that they favored building a proposed highway in their town.

From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade Algebra II Mathematics Module 4, Topic C, Lesson 13. Internet. Available from https://www.engageny.org/resource/algebra-ii-modul...; accessed 21/Apr/2016.