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Determine whether the underlined value is a parameter or a statistic. In a national survey of high school studentsIn a national survey of high school students (grades 9 to 12 )comma(grades 9 to 12), Modifying 25 % with underline25% of respondentsof respondents reported that someone had offered comma sold comma or given them an illegal drug onreported that someone had offered, sold, or given them an illegal drug on schoolschool property. nbspproperty. Is the value a parameter or a​ statistic?

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Answer:

Parameter

Explanation:

Parameter is a value that summarizes the data/information about a population in its entirety while a statistics summarizes the data/information about a small part/sample of the population.

In this context the underlined 25% represents the parameter because the value is a numerical measurement describing a characteristic of a population which are the national high school students.

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