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Chapter 1: Q 9. (page 32)

Baseball Scores. From ESPN MLB Scoreboard, we obtained the following major league baseball scores for August 14, 2013. Is this study descriptive or inferential? Explain your answer.

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The given study is descriptive.

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Step 1. Given information.

The given statement is:

From ESPN MLB Scoreboard, we obtained the following major league baseball scores for August 14, 2013. We have to check if this study is descriptive or inferential?

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Step 2. Classify the given study as either descriptive or inferential.

The major league baseball scores for August 14, 2013, from ESPN MLB Scoreboard, are shown in the given table.

To put it another way, the baseball scores for August 14, 2013, have been organized and summarised.

As a result, we can classify the given study as descriptive.

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