Yes it can be as for example the density population can be compared using statistics.
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A statistic based on a sample is an estimate of some population characteristic. However, samples will differ and so the statistic - which is based on the sample - will take different values. The sampling distribution gives an indication of ho accurate the sample statistic is to its population counterpart.
The sampling distribution for a statistic is the distribution of the statistic across all possible samples of that specific size which can be drawn from the population.
The answer depends on what character is used for the variable that is used for the population values.
inferential statistic
Nothing.