In order to estimate the ratio of white to black students in his college, a professor determines the proportion of whites and blacks in his class. The resulting proportion is called a _________.
A) population
B) sample
C) parameter
D) statistic

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The resulting proportion from the professor's class is a sample statistic. A population refers to the entire group being studied, a sample refers to a subset of the population being studied, and a parameter is a numerical value summarizing the population.

In Order to Estimate the Ratio of White to Black