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For each of the following statements, identify the number that appears in boldface type as the value of either a population characteristic or a statistic. (a) A department store reports that 84% of all customers who use the store's credit plan pay their bills on time. A. Population characteristic OR B. Statistic (b) A sample of 100 students at a large university had a mean age of 24.4 years. A.Population characteristic OR B. Statistic (c) The Department of Motor Vehicles reports that 24% of all vehicles registered in a particular state are imports. A. Population characteristic OR B.Statistic (d) A hospital reports that based on the 10 most recent cases, the mean length of stay for surgical patients is 6.3 days. A.Population characteristic OR B.Statistic (e) A consumer group, after testing 100 batteries of a certain brand, reported an average life of 63 hr of use. A.Population characteristic OR B.Statistic

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(a) A department store reports that 84% of all customers who use the store's credit plan pay their bills on time. Here whole population is considered so its A. Population characteristic

(b) A sample of 100 students at a large university had a mean age of 24.4 years. Here sample of 100 students are considered so its B. Statistic

(c) The Department of Motor Vehicles reports that 24% of all vehicles registered in a particular state are imports.  Here whole population is considered so its A. Population characteristic

(d) A hospital reports that based on the 10 most recent cases, the mean length of stay for surgical patients is 6.3 days. Here sample of 10 most recent cases are considered so its B. Statistic

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