Tessa is cooking steak for her family. She wants to be sure the steak has an int

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Tessa is cooking steak for her family. She wants to be sure the steak has an internal temperature of at least 160 degrees Fahrenheit. She uses a thermometer to measure the internal temperature at two randomly chosen places. The minimum reading in the sample is 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Identify the population, the parameter, the sample, and the statistic.

A. Population, all steak meat; parameter, minimum temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit; sample, two random thermometer readings; statistic, minimum sample reading of 165 degrees Fahrenheit

B. Population, minimum temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit; parameter, all steak meat; sample, two random thermometer readings; statistic: minimum sample reading of 165 degrees Fahrenheit

C. Population, all steak meat; parameter, minimum temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit; sample, minimum sample reading of 165 degrees Fahrenheit; statistic, two random thermometer readings

D. Population, two random thermometer readings; parameter, all steak meat; sample, minimum temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit; statistic, minimum sample reading of 165 degrees Fahrenheit

E. Population, minimum sample reading of 165 degrees Fahrenheit; parameter, all steak meat; sample, minimum temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit; statistic, two random thermometer readings

Explanation / Answer

Population - all steak meat

Parameter (the quantity to be measured) - minimum temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit

Sample (the portion of population selected for study) - two random thermometer readings

Statistic (the value measured from sample) - minimum sample reading of 165 degrees Fahrenheit

Ans: Option A

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