Question Help Education Postgraduate education College graduate Some college edu
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Question Help Education Postgraduate education College graduate Some college education High school or less Percentage 65% 52% 32% 20% A recent article postulated that support for a certain scientist's theories increases with level of education The table shown to the right provides percentages of a certain country's adults, by educational level, who believe that evolution is a scientific theory well supported by evidence. Complete parts a and b. a. Do you think that this study is descriptive or inferential? Explain your answer 0 A. The study is inferential because a sample was taken. O B. The study is inferential because a sample was used to make an inference about the population. O C. The study is descriptive because it involves percentages. O D. The study is descriptive because it is a summary of the opinions of a sample of adults. b. If, in fact, the study is inferential, identify the sample and population. O B. The sample is adults who believe that evolution is a scientific theory well supported by evidence. The population is the adults who were interviewed. C. The study is descriptive. Click to select your answer.Explanation / Answer
a) The study s descriptive because it is a summary of the opinions of the sample of units
Option D)
b) The sample is the adults who were interviewd. The population is the country's adult population.