Nature of Statistics

As of 2009, actress Amy Adams had received a total of two academy award (Oscar) nominations.

• Descriptive

• Inferential

Psychology students with an undergraduate GPA of 1.5 would be expected to attain a graduate school GPA of at least 1.75.

• Descriptive

• Inferential

A research report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that American adults are nearly 25 pounds heavier now than they were in 1960.

• Descriptive

• Inferential

In 2000, the population of Scotland, Texas, was 438 residents.

• Descriptive

• Inferential

Last semester, the ages of students at a certain college ranged from 16 to 25 years old.

• Inferential

• Descriptive

The number of subscribers of telephone companies

• Sample

• Population

the ages of employees of all companies in Cavite

• Sample

• Population

the yearly expenditures on food for 10 families

• Sample

• Population

the total number of machines produced by a factory in one week

• Sample

• Population

a group of 25 students selected to test a new teaching technique

• Sample

• Population