16. Which of the following involves inferential statistics as opposed to descrip

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16. Which of the following involves inferential statistics as opposed to descriptive statistics?

A. The Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms department reported that Houston had 1,791 registered gun dealers in 1997.

B. A class of 50 statistics students earned an average grade of 73.5.

C. A local cable system, using a sample of 500 subscribers, estimates that 40 percent of its subscribers watch a premium channel

at least once per day.

D. The city business office reported 35 building permits for new single-family housing units

Explanation / Answer

In inferential statistics, we make inference about population based upon sample statistics. So following option is correct:

C. A local cable system, using a sample of 500 subscribers, estimates that 40 percent of its subscribers watch a premium channel at least once per day.

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