What is the term for a characteristic or measure obtained by using all the data values for a specific population?
A) variable
B) mode
C) statistic
D) parameter

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A parameter is a characteristic or measure obtained by using all the data values for a specific population. It is different from a statistic, which is a characteristic or measure obtained from a sample of the population. A variable is any quantity that can be measured, while mode is the value that occurs most frequently in a dataset.

What Is the Term for a Characteristic or Measure Obtained