A cancer research group was interested in determining the percentage of women 40 years or older that have regularly scheduled mammograms.To accomplish this, they surveyed 500 women in this age group and based on the 155 women that responded affirmatively, estimated the percentage of all women in this age group that have regularly scheduled mammograms.This process is an example of _________.
A)nonparametric statistics
B)nominal data
C)descriptive statistics
D)inferential statistics
E)census

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The process described is an example of inferential statistics, where a sample (the 155 women who responded affirmatively out of the 500 surveyed) is used to make inferences or estimates about the larger population (all women 40 years or older regarding their mammogram schedules).

A Cancer Research Group Was Interested in Determining the Percentage