A student makes an 82 on the first test in a statistics course.From this, she estimates that her average at the end of the semester (after other tests)will be about 82.This is an example of _______.
A)descriptive statistics
B)inferential statistics
C)population derivation
D)sample persuasion
E)relative level data

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The student is using the score from one test (a sample) to make an estimate about her overall performance (the population mean) for the semester, which is an example of inferential statistics.

A Student Makes an 82 on the First Test in a Statistics