Is the following study descriptive or inferential? In a statistical magazine, av

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Is the following study descriptive or inferential? In a statistical magazine, average professional athletes' salaries in three sports were compiled and compared for the years 1993 and 2003. Is the study descriptive or inferential? Descriptive, because the statistics are used to make an estimate of the average salaries of all professional athletes Inferential, because the statistics are used to make an estimate of the average salaries of all professional athletes Inferential, because the statistics are a summary of the average salaries of professional athletes in three sports Descriptive, because the statistics are a summary of the average salaries of professional athletes in three sports

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this data provides the average values , thus helping us estimate the population mean . This type of data helps describe the population . That is the reason why it is called descriptive statistics.

This statistics helps us estimate the average salaries of professionals

Thus the correct answer choice is A

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