Twenty-five percent of a sample of 200 professional tennis players indicated that their parents did not play tennis. This is an example of descriptive statistics, rather than inferential statistics.

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This statement is describing a characteristic of a sample, rather than making a prediction or inference about a larger population. Therefore, it is an example of descriptive statistics.

Twenty-Five Percent of a Sample of 200 Professional Tennis Players