A pharmaceutical company conducts a study where 50 patients are given a drug. They find that 10 percent of patients experience nausea as a side effect. This 10 percent is an example of a parameter.

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This 10 percent is an example of a statistic because it is a measure derived from a sample (the 50 patients) rather than the entire population.

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