Answer: B. Parameter
Step-by-step explanation:
- In statistics , a large set of members belongs to same regions of study is known as population.
- Some time the population is very large , so that the researcher only draw a subset of the the entire population known as sample.
- A parameter is a character that use to define or summarize the entire population. For example : Population mean , Population standard deviation etc.
- A statistic is a character that use to define or summarize the sample. For example : Sample mean , sample standard deviation etc.
In the given situation , Population : 200,000 graduates
Sample : 10,000 graduates
Since , the survey of the alumni indicated that the average salary of 10,000 of its 200,000 graduates was $130,000 , it means the $130,000 would be considered a statistic.
hence, the correct answer is C. Statistic .
