Does the statement typify descriptive statistics (because it describes sets of actual observations) or inferential statistics (because

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Does the statement typify descriptive statistics (because it describes sets of actual observations) or inferential statistics (because it generalizes beyond collections of actual observations)?
1. Daniel Day-Lewis has received three academy awards (Oscars) for best actor. As of 2016, that is the most received by an actor. Day-Lewis received best actor academy awards for My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007), and Lincoln (2012).

a. Descriptive statistics

b. Inferential statistics

2. Psychology students with an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 would be expected to attain a graduate school GPA of at least 3.0.

a. Descriptive statistics

b. Inferential statistics

3. A research report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that American adults are nearly 25 pounds heavier now than they were in 1960.

a. Descriptive statistics

b. Inferential statistics

4. In 2011, Statistics Canada counted 813 residents in Churchill, Manitoba, down 11.9% from 2006.

a. Descriptive statistics

b. Inferential statistics

5. It is difficult and expensive to estimate the total number of polar bears because polar bears often live in remote habitats. The February 2016 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reported that the total was approximately 26,000 polar bears. 

a. Descriptive statistics

b. Inferential statistics

6. According to Nielson ratings for the week of October 31, 2016, Vino El Amor was the most highly rated prime broadcast TV program among Hispanics.

a. Descriptive statistics

b. Inferential statistics

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ISBN: 9781119254515

11th Edition

Authors: Robert S. Witte, John S. Witte

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