Question

A phone-in poll conducted by a newspaper reported that 48% of those who called in liked president bush. what is the number 48%?

Answer 1

This would be a statistic. Statistics are the measures that come from a sample of the overall population. When taking a measure, populations give parameters while samples give statistics. In this case, 48% of the sample (those with phones and the ability to call into this specific newspaper) had a positive view of the former President.