A researcher surveys the students in a university sorority and finds that 50% of them know someone with bulimia. What type of statistic is this researcher using?

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This is a descriptive statistic because it describes a characteristic of the sample (the percentage who know someone with bulimia) and does not make any inferences or predictions about a larger population.

A Researcher Surveys the Students in a University Sorority and Finds