PGA conducts a study in which they use a simple random sample of 600 golfers.They examine the data from the sample and calculate that 28% of them own golf clubs made in the USA.The 28% is the
A)average handicap of these golfers.
B)sample statistic.
C)population mean for all golfers.
D)population parameter.
E)None of the above.

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The 28% is a sample statistic because it is a value calculated from the data of a sample of 600 golfers. It cannot be a population mean or parameter because it only represents a portion of the population of all golfers. It is also not related to the average handicap of the golfers, which would be a separate type of statistic.

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