A sample of five people is analyzed to make a general statement concerning the population from which the people were sampled.This is an example of using:
A) inferential statistics.
B) descriptive statistics.
C) simple random sampling analysis.
D) inferential random sampling analysis.

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Inferential statistics is used to make generalizations about the population based on a sample. In this case, the sample of five people is being analyzed to make a general statement about the population. Therefore, inferential statistics is being used. Descriptive statistics, on the other hand, would be used to summarize and describe the characteristics of the sample itself, rather than making predictions about the population. Simple random sampling analysis and inferential random sampling analysis are not applicable in this context as they refer to the methods used to obtain the sample, rather than the analysis of the sample.

A Sample of Five People Is Analyzed to Make a General