The PGA conducts a study in which they use a simple random sample of 600 golfers. They examine the data from the sample and calculate that 28% of them own golf clubs made in the USA. The 28% is the
A) average handicap of these golfers.
B) sample statistic.
C) population mean for all golfers.
D) population parameter.
E) None of the above.

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The 28% is a sample statistic because it is a measure calculated from the sample data, representing the proportion of golfers in the sample who own golf clubs made in the USA.

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