A Numerical Descriptive Measure Calculated from the Sample Is Called

question 74

Multiple Choice

A numerical descriptive measure calculated from the sample is called:

• A) a parameter
• B) a statistic
• C) a population
• D) a sampling distribution
• E) an estimator

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Definitions:

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