"Over the past five years, the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico has averaged 6,000 square miles." This is an example of a(n)
A) extended example.
B) descriptive statistic.
C) literal analogy.
D) inferential statistic.

Question

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Descriptive statistics summarize or describe relevant features of data. The statement about the dead zone's average size over five years is a summary of data, making it a descriptive statistic.

"Over the Past Five Years, the Dead Zone in the Gulf