Concerned that the faculty may be underestimating how much time students spend studying, the student government commissions you to conduct a study that will estimate how much time, on the average, the students at your school study per day. This is an example of a(n)
A) exploratory study.
B) descriptive study.
C) explanatory study.
D) hypothesis-testing study.

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This is a descriptive study because it aims to gather data and provide an estimate of the average time students spend studying per day without testing a specific hypothesis.

Concerned That the Faculty May Be Underestimating How Much Time