A Statistics Professor Asked Students in a Class Their Ages

question 19

Multiple Choice

A statistics professor asked students in a class their ages. On the basis of this information, the professor states that the average age of all the students in the university is 21 years. This is an example of

• A)a census
• B)descriptive statistics
• C)an experiment
• D)statistical inference

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