A survey of high school teenagers reported that 92% of those sampled are interested in pursuing a college education. Does this statement describe descriptive or inferential statistics?
A) Descriptive statistics
B) Inferential statistics

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Descriptive statistics describe the characteristics of a population, while inferential statistics make inferences about a population based on a sample. The given statement describes the characteristics of a population (high school teenagers), so it is descriptive statistics.

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