The chancellor of a major university was concerned about alcohol abuse on her campus and
Wanted to find out the proportion of students at her university who visited campus bars on the
Weekend before the final exam week.Her assistant took a random sample of 250 students.The
Portion of students in the sample who visited campus bars on the weekend before the final exam
Week is an example of __________.
A) a summary table.
B) a categorical variable.
C) a parameter.
D) a statistic

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A statistic is a numerical value that represents a characteristic of a sample, in this case, the proportion of students in the sample who visited campus bars.

The Chancellor of a Major University Was Concerned About Alcohol