Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between a parameter and a statistic?
A) A parameter has a sampling distribution with the statistic as its mean.
B) A parameter has a sampling distribution that can be used to determine what values the statistic is likely to have in repeated samples.
C) A parameter is used to estimate a statistic.
D) A statistic is used to estimate a parameter.

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A statistic, which is a characteristic of a sample, is used to estimate a parameter, which is a characteristic of a population.

Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the Relationship Between