please help statistics homework

[sweetnarwa]

Give a possible statistic about each item:
a. a football team
b. a fourth-grade class
c. one of your classes

 

[Harry_the_cat]

A statistic is a number that represents a property of the sample.

What do you think a possible statistic is for a football team? Tell us what you think and we'll give you feedback.

 

[sweetnarwa]

I honestly don't know I have tried to think of this question and have been all day I posted this in the evening because I need to turn this in tomorrow and just don't understand what this question is asking for.

 

[Harry_the_cat]

Imagine you have a favourite football team. What information could you find out about them by doing a survey perhaps?

 

[Harry_the_cat]

What year level are you?

 

[Dr.Peterson]

Give a possible statistic about each item:
a. a football team
b. a fourth-grade class
c. one of your classes

Your textbook or class notes probably gave some examples of statistics; try using that as a starting point. Or show us what you were taught about it.

Or, here are a couple explanations of what "statistic" means, with examples:

Statistic: Definition

Definition of statistic, from the Stat Trek dictionary of statistical terms and concepts. This statistics glossary includes definitions of all technical terms used on Stat Trek website.

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Parameters & Statistics

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Parameter vs statistic: what’s the difference?

A parameter is a number describing a whole population (e.g., population mean), while a statistic is a number describing a sample (e.g., sample mean). The

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These emphasize the difference between a statistic (of a sample) and a parameter (of a population). The nature of your problem suggests that you may not be focusing on that, but mostly on the kind of data.