A researcher uses an anonymous survey to investigate the study habits of American college students.Based on the set of 56 surveys that were completed and returned,the researcher finds that these students spend an average of 4.1 hours each week working on course material outside of class.For this study,the set of 56 students who returned surveys is an example of a ____.
A)parameter
B)statistic
C)population
D)sample

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A researcher uses an anonymous survey to investigate the study habits of American college students.Based on the set of 56 surveys that were completed and returned,the researcher finds that these students spend an average of 4.1 hours each week working on course material outside of class.For this study,the set of 56 students who returned surveys is an example of a ____.​
A)​parameter
B)​statistic
C)​population
D)​sample

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The set of 56 students who returned surveys is a sample as it is a subset of the population of American college students. A parameter would refer to a characteristic of the entire population, whereas a statistic refers to a characteristic of the sample.

A Researcher Uses an Anonymous Survey to Investigate the Study