A particular country has 60 total states. If the areas of all 60 states are added and the sum is divided by 60​, the result is 187,626 square kilometers. Determine whether this result is a statistic or a parameter.

A particular country has 60 total states. if the areas of all 60 states are added and the sum is divided by 60​, the result is 212 comma 469 square kilometers. determine whether this result is a statistic or a parameter.
Before solving the given question, let us understand what the parameter and statistic is:
Parameter: Parameter is a number that summarizes data for an entire population. Like Population mean Population standard deviation
Statistic: Statistic is a number that summarizes data for a sample. Like sample mean sample standard deviation .
From the given information, we can clearly see that given characteristic describes the population.
Therefore, the option d is correct
d. the result is a parameter because it describes some characteristic of a population. is correct.

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