Based on a survey of 400 students in a university in which 20 percent indicated that they were business majors. The university student newspaper reported that "20 percent of all the students at the university are business majors." This report is an example of:
A) a sample.
B) a population.
C) statistical inference.
D) descriptive statistics.

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The report uses data from a sample (400 students) to make a generalization about the entire university's student body, which is an example of statistical inference.

Based on a Survey of 400 Students in a University