Choose the answer below that best completes the following statement. A ________ is a number that describes a population.
A) summary
B) statistic
C) sample
D) parameter

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A parameter is a number that describes a population, whereas a statistic is a number that describes a sample. A summary can refer to either a summary statistic or a summary of data, and a sample is a subset of a population.

Choose the Answer Below That Best Completes the Following Statement