Question

Mr. Stephens and Ms. Richards conducted a survey of their English classes to find that students scored an average of 68% on the final for semester one.

Which kind of statistic is offered?

a. inferential
b. descriptive
c. anecdotal
d. analogical

Answer 1

the answer is b. descriptive

Answer 2

B). Descriptive.

Step-by-step explanation:

Descriptive statistics offers a succinct statistics that describes or summarizes the information presented and its features. It offers quantitative support to the information described and thus, substantiates the point statistically. In the given example, descriptive statistics are employed to back the central claim/argument that points out the average marks scored by students of English class in semester one. The survey provided them with a piece of evidence that 68% is the average score that they have scored and summarizes their survey quantitatively. Thus, option b is the correct answer.