Which situation involves descriptive statistics?

A) Ten percent of the girls on the cheerleading squad are also on the track team.

B) To determine how many outlets might need to be changed, an electrician inspected 20 of them and found 1 that didn't work.

C) A study shows that the average student leaves a four-year college with a student loan debt of more than $30,000.

D) A survey indicates that about 25% of a restaurant's customers want more dessert options.

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Jadiel Bowman

Mathematics

24 October, 14:50

Which situation involves descriptive statistics?

A) Ten percent of the girls on the cheerleading squad are also on the track team.

B) To determine how many outlets might need to be changed, an electrician inspected 20 of them and found 1 that didn't work.

C) A study shows that the average student leaves a four-year college with a student loan debt of more than $30,000.

D) A survey indicates that about 25% of a restaurant's customers want more dessert options.

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Genevieve Estrada · Answer 1

The answer is A. Just took the test.

Powers · Answer 2

The correct answer is letter C because this statement describes the information as an average.

Descriptive statistics will give us measures of center (mean, median, mode) or measure of variability (range, IQR, or MAD) in the description of the data.