A Statistics Professor Asked Students in a Class Their Height

question 33

Multiple Choice

A statistics professor asked students in a class their height.On the basis of this information, the professor states that the average height of all the students in the university is 67.3 inches.This is an example of:

• A)a census
• B)descriptive statistics
• C)an experiment
• D)statistical inference
• E)none of the above

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