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Chapter 1: Q 1.7. (page 7)

In Exercises 1.7-1.12, classify each of the studies as either descriptive or inferential. Explain your answers.

TV Viewing Times. Data from a sample of Americans yielded the following estimates of average TV viewing time per month for all Americans 2 years old and older. The times are in hours and minutes; Q1 stands for first quarter. [SOURCE: The Cross-Platform Report, Quarter 1, 2011. Published by The Nielsen Company, © 2011.]

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The given study involves inferential.

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Data from a sample of Americans yielded the following estimates of average TV viewing time per month for all Americans 2 years old and older. The times are in hours and minutes.

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Step 2. Classify the studies as either descriptive or inferential. 

In the given study, the average TV viewing time per month of all Americans 2 years old and older is estimated.

Furthermore, the average is based on a representative sample of Americans.

As a result, a sample of the provided population is used to estimate the population of all Americans

Therefore, the given study involves inferential statistics.

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