A randomly selected sample of 1,000 college students was asked whether they had ever used the drug Ecstasy. Sixteen percent (16% or 0.16) of the 1,000 students surveyed said they had. Which one of the following statements about the number, 0.16, is correct?
A) It is a sample statistic.
B) It is a population parameter.
C) It is a sample parameter.
D) It is a population statistic.