A statistics professor asked students in a class their ages.Based on this information, the professor states that the average age of students in the university is 21 years.This is an example of _____.
A) a census
B) descriptive statistics
C) an experiment
D) statistical inference

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The professor is using the sample data from the class to make a generalization about the entire university, which is an example of statistical inference.

A Statistics Professor Asked Students in a Class Their Ages