A measure that summarizes a particular characteristic of a group of numbers is called a(n) _____.
A) array
B) statistic
C) frequency distribution
D) arithmetic mean
E) data bank

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A statistic is a measure that summarizes a particular characteristic of a group of numbers. An array is simply a list of numbers in order, a frequency distribution is a table or graph that shows how often each value or range of values occurs in a dataset, an arithmetic mean is a specific type of statistic that represents the average of a group of numbers, and a data bank is a collection of data that can be used for analysis or reference.

A Measure That Summarizes a Particular Characteristic of a Group