______ is an example of a ______.

A) μ; parameter
B) σ; measure of central tendency
C) μ; measure of variability
D) σ; statistic

Measure of Variability

A statistic that describes the dispersion of data points in a dataset, such as range, variance, or standard deviation.

Parameter

A quantity that influences the outcome of a mathematical function or statistical operation, often a measure that describes a statistical population.

Measure of Central Tendency

A statistical measure that identifies a single value as representative of an entire distribution.