A numerical summary of a sample, as opposed to a population, is known as a ________.
- mean
- mode
- parameter
- statistic
In the field of statistics, a statistic is a numerical summary of a sample, as opposed to a population. It's a measure that is calculated from the sample data. For example, if we have data for a certain number of individuals from a larger group, the average of this data is a statistic.
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