You Asked Ten of Your Classmates About Their Weight

question 109

Multiple Choice

You asked ten of your classmates about their weight.On the basis of this information,you stated that the average weight of all students in your university or college is 142.6 pounds.This is an example of:

• A)descriptive statistics.
• B)inferential statistics.
• C)parameter.
• D)population.

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