General Mills is considering offering a new type of yogurt. To gauge interest, they are performing taste tests at different locations around the country. Based on the results of these samples, they will decide whether or not to market the new yogurt. This is an example of using ------.
A)descriptive statistics.
B)inferential statistics.
C)qualitative data.
D)secondary data.

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Inferential statistics are used to make predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample of data. In this case, General Mills is using the results from taste tests (a sample) to make a decision about marketing the new yogurt to the broader population.

General Mills Is Considering Offering a New Type of Yogurt