A statistical process in which original sample data are used to represent an entire population through repeated sampling is called:
A) hypothesis testing.
B) inferential statistics.
C) parametric estimation.
D) bootstrapping.

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The given definition is describing bootstrapping, which is a resampling technique used in inferential statistics to estimate population parameters. Option A refers to a specific type of inferential statistics, while option C refers to a specific method of parameter estimation. Thus, option D is the best choice.

A Statistical Process in Which Original Sample Data Are Used