A particular country has 40 total states. if the areas of all 40 states are added and the sum is divided by 40, the result is 186 comma 568 square kilometers. determine whether this result is a statistic or a parameter. choose the correct answer below.
a. the result is a statistic because it describes some characteristic of a sample.
b. the result is a parameter because it describes some characteristic of a population.
c. the result is a parameter because it describes some characteristic of a sample.
d. the result is a statistic because it describes some characteristic of a population.