Sample Vs Population Stats. The sample is a subset of the population that is derived using sampling. A survey done of an entire population is .
A parameter is a characteristic of a population.
A statistic is a characteristic of a sample. The population is all individuals that the study concerns itself with. A sample represents the group of interest from the population, which you will use to represent the data. Jean polled a random sample from a population and calculated a sample statistic.
