Parameter vs Statistic

p hat vs p

a statistic and a parameter, respectively

to show the population mean, I would use

mu

the sample proportion is denoted by

p hat

mu belongs to

parameter

mu: statistic or parameter?

parameter

p: statistic or parameter?

parameter

sigma: statistic or parameter?

parameter

"p" belongs to

parameters

Greek letters are typically used for

parameters

p is used in

parameters as the population proportion

population standard deviation is denoted by

sigma

p hat: statistic or parameter?

statistic

s: statistic or parameter?

statistic

x bar: statistic or parameter?

statistic

"s" is used in

statistics

p hat is used in

statistics

p hat is used for

the sample proportion

the sample mean is denoted by

x bar

Parameter

A characteristic of a population

Typically unknown and used for populations

Parameter

Based on data

Statistics