The statement "100 college-aged students participated in a study examining the relationship between gender and depression" is an example of a(n) _____ in research and statistics.
A) population
B) sample
C) descriptive statistic
D) inferential statistic

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The statement describes a group of 100 college-aged students, which is a sample of the larger population of all college-aged students. In research and statistics, a sample is a subset of the population that is studied in order to make inferences about the larger population.

The Statement "100 College-Aged Students Participated in a Study Examining