Suppose every student in a class is surveyed and it is reported that 75% of the class plans to take another math class. Is this an example of descriptive or inferential statistics? Explain.

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Ingrid Pearson

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7 February, 07:42

Suppose every student in a class is surveyed and it is reported that 75% of the class plans to take another math class. Is this an example of descriptive or inferential statistics? Explain.

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Valentin Oneal · Answer 1

This an example of inferential statistics.

Step-by-step explanation:

Descriptive statistics are used to briefly explain the distribution of a data by the use of central tendency and measure of variability. The descriptive coefficients are the representative of the sample or the whole population.

Inferential statistics is based on the inferences drawn, about the population, from the experiment conducted after selecting a sample from the population.

This is because the survey results are used to interpret the population proportion of class who are willing to take another math class.