Arecent survey of the alumni of a university indicated that the average salary of 10,000 of its 200,000 graduates was $130,000. the $130,000 would be considered a: . populationb. parameterc. statisticd. sample

B. Parameter

Step-by-step explanation:

In statistics , a large set of members belongs to same regions of study is known as population.Some time the population is very large , so that the researcher only draw a subset of the the entire population known as sample.A parameter is a character that use to define or summarize the entire population. For example : Population mean , Population standard deviation etc.A statistic is  a character that use to define or summarize the sample. For example : Sample mean , sample standard deviation etc.

In the given situation , Population : 200,000 graduates

Sample : 10,000 graduates

Since , the survey of the alumni  indicated that the average salary of 10,000 of its 200,000 graduates was $130,000 , it means the $130,000 would be considered a statistic.

hence, the correct answer is C. Statistic .