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Differentiate between the following scenarios. Which scenario is an example of a statistic?(1 point)
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The temperature of every person who walked into a local clinic was recorded. The mean temperature was 98.7°
F.
The temperature of every person who walked into a local clinic was recorded. The mean temperature was 98.7 degrees F.

Every worker at the local arcade was asked how many hours they spend listening to music in a day. The mean number of hours was 5.
Every worker at the local arcade was asked how many hours they spend listening to music in a day. The mean number of hours was 5.

Thirty students were randomly selected from Mrs. Calzada’s group of 158 students. They were asked how many hours they spend watching TV every day. The mean number of hours was 2.
Thirty students were randomly selected from Mrs. Calzada’s group of 158 students. They were asked how many hours they spend watching TV every day. The mean number of hours was 2.

All the lions at the local zoo were monitored to see how many hours they slept in a day. The mean number was 4.
All the lions at the local zoo were monitored to see how many hours they slept in a day. The mean number was 4.
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The third scenario: "Thirty students were randomly selected from Mrs. Calzada’s group of 158 students... The mean number of hours was 2."

Reason: that's a sample (30 of 158), so the mean is a statistic. The others describe means computed for entire populations (parameters).