32. A television station is interested in predicting whether voters are in favor of an increase in the state sales tax. It asks its viewers to phone in and indicate whether they support or are opposed to an increase in the state sales tax in ordet to generate additional revenue for education. Of the 2633 viewers who phoned in, 1474 (55.98%) were opposed to the increase. The number 55.98% is a) a statistic b) a parameter c) a sample d) a population

32. A television station is interested in predicting whether voters are in favor of an increase in the state sales tax. It asks its viewers to phone in and indicate whether they support or are opposed to an increase in the state sales tax in ordet to generate additional revenue for education. Of the 2633 viewers who phoned in, 1474 (55.98%) were opposed to the increase. The number 55.98% is a) a statistic b) a parameter c) a sample d) a population

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32. A television station is interested in predicting whether voters are in favor of an increase in the
state sales tax. It asks its viewers to phone in and indicate whether they support or are opposed to
an increase in the state sales tax in ordet to generate additional revenue for education. Of the 2633
viewers who phoned in, 1474 (55.98%) were opposed to the increase. The number 55.98% is
a) a statistic
b) a parameter
c) a sample
d) a population

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