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A randomly selected sample of 400 students at a university with 15-week semesters was asked whether or not they think the semester should be shortened to 14 weeks (with longer classes). Forty-six percent of the 400 students surveyed answered yes.
-Which one of the following description of the number 46% is not correct?
A) point estimate
B) population parameter
C) sample estimate
D) sample statistic

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 A randomly selected sample of 400 students at a university with 15-week semesters was asked whether or not they think the semester should be shortened to 14 weeks (with longer classes). Forty-six percent of the 400 students surveyed answered yes.
-Which one of the following description of the number 46% is not correct?
A) point estimate
B) population parameter
C) sample estimate
D) sample statistic

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The number 46% represents a sample statistic or point estimate derived from the surveyed students, not a population parameter which would describe the entire student body's opinion.

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