When Given a Cup of Coffee Before a Race, a Sample

question 57

Multiple Choice

When given a cup of coffee before a race, a sample of runners were found to run the race faster than without coffee. If we then conclude that on average runners run faster after drinking coffee, this would be an example of

• A) an illogical inference.
• B) an inferential inference.
• C) a statistical inference.
• D) a descriptive inference.

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