A volleyball coach records information about each serve in one game in order to determine in general,if a player using a jump serve rather than a standard overhand serve is more likely to lead to winning a point.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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The coach is using inferential statistics to make a generalization or prediction about the effectiveness of jump serves compared to standard serves based on the data collected from the game.

A Volleyball Coach Records Information About Each Serve in One