Question

A researcher is interested in the sleeping habits of American college students. A group of 50 students is interviewed and the researcher finds that these students sleep an average of 6.7 hours per day. For this study, the average of 6.7 hours is an example of a(n)____________________________

Answer 1

Answer: STATISTIC

Step-by-step explanation: Statistics is a fact or piece of data collected from a study of numerical data,Statistics as afield of study is a study of the processes involved in the collection, description, analysis and presentation of data in order to show some relationship or difference between certain data collected. Statistics can be applied to different fields such as Medicine, Engineering, Biology, Mathematics etc. Statistic gives the real situation of things or impression like the 6.7 sleep hours show how long the 50 students sleep.