A random sample of 50 voters is taken from a city, and 32 of them favor a new ordinance.
The value 32/50 = 0.64 is best described as which of the following?
- A
A statistic, x̄
- B
A parameter, p
- C
A parameter, μ
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A statistic, p̂
Explanation
Because 0.64 was computed from a sample, it is a statistic — specifically the sample proportion p̂.