In May, 2010, the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press carried out a national survey to gauge opinion on the Arizona Immigration Law.It found that 59%
Approved of the new law.This is a
A)statistic.
B)parameter.
C)target population.
D)sampling frame.
E)census.

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The survey result of 59% approval of the Arizona Immigration Law is a statistic, which is a numerical representation of a sample. It does not represent the entire population, so it cannot be a parameter or a census. It is also not the target population or a sampling frame, which are related to the selection of individuals for a survey rather than the result itself.