The owner of a factory regularly requests a graphical summary of all employees' salaries. The graphical summary of salaries is an example of
A) a sample
B) Data and Statistics
C) statistical inference
D) an experiment

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The graphical summary represents data and statistics, specifically the distribution of salaries among the employees. A sample would be a subset of the employees' salaries, statistical inference would involve making predictions about the population of employees' salaries based on the sample, and an experiment would involve manipulating a variable to observe its effect on salaries. None of these concepts are applicable to the given scenario.

The Owner of a Factory Regularly Requests a Graphical Summary