In order to estimate the height of all students at your university, let's assume you have measured the height of all psychology majors at the university. The average (mean) value of the measured height scores constitutes a _________.
A) population
B) sample
C) parameter
D) statistic

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The average (mean) value of the measured height scores of all psychology majors at the university is a statistic because it is a measure that describes a characteristic of a sample (in this case, the psychology majors) from the larger population (all students at the university).

In Order to Estimate the Height of All Students at Your