Which situation involves descriptive statistics?

A. The survey shows that 1 in 3 moviegoers would attend a midnight showing.

B. A recent survey of the cost of new homes in the United States shows that the median price of a new home is up $15,000 since last year.

C. A reporter surveys some commuters in a city to estimate what percent of city's commuters spend 45 minutes or more getting to work.

D. Eighty percent of the recipes in a cookbook require salt.

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Shyla Moreno

12 March, 12:20

Which situation involves descriptive statistics?

A. The survey shows that 1 in 3 moviegoers would attend a midnight showing.

B. A recent survey of the cost of new homes in the United States shows that the median price of a new home is up $15,000 since last year.

C. A reporter surveys some commuters in a city to estimate what percent of city's commuters spend 45 minutes or more getting to work.

D. Eighty percent of the recipes in a cookbook require salt.

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Greta Henson · Answer 1

Descriptive statistics give short descriptions of the sample and the measure of the data provided.

Based on this B would be descriptive because it explains the the price of homes is up from last year