Answer:
a) parameter of interest is =
Because,
Here we want to find the average number of apps downloaded in your mobile.
Which means we want to find the population mean ().
b) quantity we used to make estimate is =
Because,
Point of estimate for population mean is sample mean ().
How Many Apps for Your Smartphone? Arandom sample ofn 19.7, 461 smartphone users in the US...
3.20 Downloading Apps for Your Smartphone A random sample of n = 461 smartphone users in the US in January 2015 found that 355 of them have downloaded an app.10 (a) Give notation for the parameter of interest, and define the parameter in this context. (b) Give notation for the quantity that gives the best estimate and give its value. (c) What would we have to do to calculate the parameter exactly?