A researcher records the number of votes for each of five candidates running for class president.Based on her presentation of the following results,what type of statistics did she use?
A)inferential statistics
B)descriptive statistics
C)population statistics
D)deceptive statistics

Question

A researcher records the number of votes for each of five candidates running for class president.Based on her presentation of the following results,what type of statistics did she use? 
A)inferential statistics 
B)descriptive statistics 
C)population statistics 
D)deceptive statistics

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The researcher is presenting the results of the vote count, which describes the data and summarizes it in a meaningful way. This is an example of descriptive statistics.

A Researcher Records the Number of Votes for Each of Five