A researcher records the change in weight (gained or lost) during the first semester of college for each individual in a group o

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A researcher records the change in weight (gained or lost) during the first semester of college for each individual in a group o

f 25 freshmen, then calculates the average change in weight. The average is an example of a _______.

Mathematics

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german · Answer 1 · 2022-02-12T12:41:19+03:00

Answer:

Statistic

Step-by-step explanation:

Generally, when we talk about statistic, we are talking about the characteristic of a sample. A statistic can be said to be a value which is calculated or computed from the values in a sample.

By applying mathematical functions in this case addition and division to the values present in the sample, we have what is now known as statistic.