If a researcher has a population of college students from which a sample has been drawn and concludes that on average there are higher grades achieved by those students who live on campus than those who commute,higher grades is an example of what?
A) a sample element
B) a population parameter
C) a sample statistic
D) an unreliable result

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Higher grades represent a characteristic measured from the sample, thus it is a sample statistic. Sample statistics are used to make inferences about population parameters.

If a Researcher Has a Population of College Students from Which