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The chancellor of a major university was concerned about alcohol abuse on her campus and wanted to find out the proportion of students at her university who visited campus bars on the weekend before the final exam week. Her assistant took a random sample of 250 students. The portion of students in the sample who visited campus bars on the weekend before the final exam week is an example of ________.


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Legal Entity

An individual, company, or organization that has legal rights and obligations, including the capacity to enter legal contracts, sue, and be sued.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning individuals cannot be effectively excluded from use, and use by one person does not reduce availability to others.

Externalities

Economic side effects or consequences that affect uninvolved third parties; can be either positive or negative.

Social Costs

The total cost of an action or decision, including both private costs and any externalities borne by society at large.

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