A summary measure that is computed to describe a population characteristic from a sample is called a: A) statistic. B) census. C

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A summary measure that is computed to describe a population characteristic from a sample is called a: A) statistic. B) census. C

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Juliette [100K] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-30T12:21:00+03:00

Answer:

A. Statistic

Step-by-step explanation:

Usually whole population is difficult to cover so the part of population is considered to assess the aspects of population. The statistic is the quantity which summarizes the sample. The problem illustrate that summary measure is calculated from sample to describe a population. As the summary measure is computed from sample then it is a statistic.