A Summary Measure That Is Computed to Describe a Characteristic

question 29

Multiple Choice

A summary measure that is computed to describe a characteristic from only a sample of the population is called

• A)an ordered array.
• B)a summary table.
• C)a statistic.
• D)a parameter.

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Definitions:

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