Twenty-five percent of a sample of 200 professional tennis players indicated that their parents did not play tennis. This is an example of descriptive statistics as opposed to inferential statistics.

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This statement describes a characteristic or feature of the sample, and does not involve making generalizations or predictions beyond the sample itself. Therefore, it is an example of descriptive statistics.

Twenty-Five Percent of a Sample of 200 Professional Tennis Players