In a sample of 800 students in a university, 160, or 20%, are Business majors.Based on the above information, the school's paper reported, "20% of all 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 population of students at the university based on the sample data, which is an example of statistical inference.

In a Sample of 800 Students in a University, 160