A recent survey of 174,745 randomly selected U.S. adults studied the importance of religion to Americans in each state.
Of those questioned in the poll, 29 percent said that they were "moderately religious." The number 29 percent is a:
A) statistics.
B) margin of error.
C) parameter.
D) confidence level.

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The number 29 percent represents a statistical measure calculated from the survey data, making it a statistics. It is not a margin of error, which is a range of values used to estimate the true population value, nor is it a parameter, which is a characteristic of a population. Confidence level refers to the level of certainty in the accuracy of the survey results, and is not represented by the number 29 percent.

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