A sample of five people is analyzed to make a general statement about the population from which the people were sampled.This is an example of using:
A) inferential statistics.
B) descriptive statistics.
C) simple random sampling analysis.
D) inferential random sampling analysis.

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Inferential statistics is used to make generalizations about a population based on a sample. In this case, the sample of five people is being used to make a statement about the larger population, and therefore, inferential statistics is being used. Descriptive statistics would be used to describe the characteristics of the sample itself, but not to make generalizations about the population. Simple random sampling analysis and inferential random sampling analysis are not appropriate choices in this context, as they refer to the method of sampling rather than the statistical analysis being used.

A Sample of Five People Is Analyzed to Make a General