A Summary Measure That Is Computed from a Sample to Describe

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A summary measure that is computed from a sample to describe a characteristic of the population is called: $\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline\text { A. } & \text {a parameter. }\\\hline \text { B. } & \text { a statistic.} \\\hline \text { C. } &\text {a population. }\\\hline \text { D. } &\text {None of these choices are correct }\\\hline\end{array}$