From July to September, 2013, the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press carried out a national survey to determine use of social networking by African American internet users.It found that 73% used a social networking of some kind.This is a ________________________ .
A)statistic
B)parameter
C)target population
D)sampling frame
E)census

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The 73% figure represents a statistic because it is a summary measure that describes a characteristic of a sample, in this case, the proportion of African American internet users surveyed who use social networking.