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A high school student thinks that the longer a student has been at the school, the less satisfied they are with the food in the cafeteria. To test this theory, the student gives a survey at the first entry of other people who enter the cafeteria on a certain day. What type of statistical analysis is being used in this study?

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Final answer:

This study is using descriptive statistical analysis to analyze the relationship between length of stay at a school and satisfaction with cafeteria food.

Step-by-step explanation:

This study is using descriptive statistical analysis.

Descriptive statistics is a branch of statistics that involves the collection, organization, and presentation of data in a meaningful way. In this study, the high school student is collecting data through a survey to determine the satisfaction level of students with the food in the cafeteria based on their length of stay at the school.

By analyzing and summarizing the survey responses, the student will be able to draw conclusions about the relationship between the length of stay at the school and satisfaction with cafeteria food.

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