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f a polling organization claimed that the results of the survey indicate that 7​% of adults in the country believe that the action is acceptable in certain​ situations, would you say this statement is descriptive or​ inferential? Why?

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Inferential

Step-by-step explanation:

A descriptive statement has measured the whole population, an inferential statement just a sample of that population. Polling organizations in surveys always measure samples, so this is an inferential statement.

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