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The student newspaper runs a weekly question that readers can answer online or by campus mail. One question was "Do you think the college is doing enough to provide student parking?" Of the 100 people who responded, 79% said "No"The number 79% is a:Group of answer choicesreliabilityparametermargin of errorstatistic

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The student newspaper runs a weekly question that readers can answer online or by campus mail. One question was "Do you think the college is doing enough to provide student parking?" Of the 100 people who responded, 79% said "No"The number 79% is a:Group of answer choicesreliabilityparametermargin of errorstatistic

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The number 79% is a statistic. This is because it is a result that describes a sample (the 100 people who responded to the survey), not the entire population.

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