In an SRS of students, 23 percent said they smoked, while another 16 percent said they "hardly ever" smoked. The numbers 23 percent and 16 percent are:
A) confidence levels.
B) samples.
C) parameters.
D) margins of error.
E) statistics.

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These percentages are statistics because they are measures that describe a characteristic of a sample drawn from a population.

In an SRS of Students, 23 Percent Said They Smoked