Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning From Data (3rd Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0321755944
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-594-0

Chapter 1 - Chapter Problems - Page 21: 1.30

Answer

b. Inferential Statistics

Work Step by Step

This is an example of inferential statistics because it draws conclusions about a population based on a sample. (It doesn't only describe the sample, but says "all adult Americans")
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