In a sample of 400 students in a university, 80 or 20% are Business majors. Based on the above information, the school's paper reported that "20% of all the students at the university are Business majors." This report is an example of
A) a sample.
B) a population.
C) statistical inference.
D) descriptive statistics.

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The report makes a generalization about the entire university student population based on a sample of 400 students, which is an example of statistical inference.

In a Sample of 400 Students in a University, 80