Answer to Question #229868 in Statistics and Probability for Eugine

Question

Does facebooking on mobile phones while learning distract students in universities? Dr Mukonda measured the reaction times of 80 students as they facebooked on mobile phones at Rusangu univesity and found that the average level of distraction from their studies was rated to be 60 percent. Explain what was Dr Mukonda’s population, Sample, statistic, parametes and variables.

Answer 1

Population: all students in universities.

Sample: 80 students at Rusangu University.

Statistic: 60%.

Parameter: average level of distraction for all students in universities.

Variable: level of distraction.