A standardized third grade reading test, called the We Can Read Test, has a mean of 50 with a standard deviation of 10. A developmental psychologist conducts a study, where he assesses the reading ability of a random sample of 75 third graders using the We Can Read Test, and finds a mean of 53 with a standard deviation of 12.
1. Which of the following is a statistic?
a. 50
b. 53
c. 75
d. 10