_____ refers to some true value of a phenomenon within a population.
A) Parameter estimate
B) Population parameter
C) True parameter
D) Sample parameter

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Population parameter refers to the true value of a phenomenon within a population, which cannot be directly measured but can be estimated through statistical inference using data from a sample. A parameter estimate is a value obtained from the sample data that is used to approximate the population parameter. True parameter and sample parameter are not commonly used terms in statistics.

_____ Refers to Some True Value of a Phenomenon Within