When a random sample is to be taken from a population and a

When a random sample is to be taken from a population and a statistic is to be computed the statistic can also be thought as

a. parameter

b. random variable

c. a standard error

d. a sample

Solution

The statistic can also be thought as

OPTION B: A RANDOM VARIABLE.

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It is a random variable because it takes on a value, and it is randomly chosen from the population.