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"How tall are the sixth graders in our school?" is a statistical
question. The group being asked about — the sixth graders in our
school — is called the ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ , and the characteristic being
measured — height — is called the ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ .
group being asked about:
characteristic being measured: