A student would like to estimate the mean length of words in a book report he just finished writing. He selects a
random sample of 20 words and determines the mean length to be 4 characters. Later, he discovers how to use a
built-in function of his word-processing program that reveals that the mean length of all words in his book report is
4.3 characters. Which of the following describes the number, 4.3?
O sample
O statistic
population
parameter