A political scientist wanted to know about the political preferences of people in a large Canadian city. She obtained a random sample of size 500 using the list of all households in the city. After interviewing these 500 individuals, she found that 235 of 500 supported the NDP, 165 supported the Liberals, 80 supported the Progressive Conservatives, and 20 did not support any party.
Identify each of the following elements in this research scenario
a. Population
b. Sample
c. Parameter
d. Statistic
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