Questions: Determine whether descriptive or inferential statistics were used. A survey found that 168 days was the average number of vacation days that employees had taken during the year. This is an example of statistics.

Determine whether descriptive or inferential statistics were used. A survey found that 168 days was the average number of vacation days that employees had taken during the year. This is an example of statistics.
Transcript text: Determine whether descriptive or inferential statistics were used. A survey found that 168 days was the average number of vacation days that employees had taken during the year. This is an example of $\square$ statistics.
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Solution Steps

Step 1: Understanding the Question

The question asks whether the given scenario is an example of descriptive or inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics summarize or describe data, while inferential statistics make predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample.

Step 2: Analyzing the Scenario

The scenario states: "A survey found that 168 days was the average number of vacation days that employees had taken during the year." This is a summary of data collected from a survey, specifically the average number of vacation days.

Step 3: Determining the Type of Statistics

Since the scenario only summarizes the data (average number of vacation days) without making any predictions or inferences about a larger population, it falls under descriptive statistics.

Final Answer

\\(\boxed{\text{descriptive}}\\)

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