Using the number of registered voters who turned out to vote for the primary in Iowa to predict the number of registered voters who will turn out to vote in Vermont's primary is an example of descriptive statistics.

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This is an example of inferential statistics, where the information from one population (Iowa) is used to make predictions about another population (Vermont). Descriptive statistics, on the other hand, is focused on summarizing and describing data within a single population. Using data from one state to predict the behavior of another state is not an example of descriptive statistics, but rather an example of inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics involves summarizing and describing data within a particular population, while inferential statistics involves using data from a sample to make predictions or draw conclusions about a larger population.

Using the Number of Registered Voters Who Turned Out to Vote