Researchers are interested in learning more about the age of men when they marry for the first time so they survey 500 married or divorced men and ask them how old they were when they first married. The mean age of the 500 men when they married for the first time would be a .
A)Population
B)Sample
C)Parameter
D)Statistic

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The mean age of the 500 men, who represent a subset of the entire population of married or divorced men, is a statistic because it is a measure derived from a sample.

Researchers Are Interested in Learning More About the Age of Men