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Elementary Statistics

Found in: Page 32

Book edition 9th

Author(s) Weiss, Neil

Pages 590 pages

ISBN 9780321989505

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British Backpacker Tourists. Research by G. Visser and C. Barker in " A Geography of British Backpacker Tourists in South Africa " (Geography, Vol . 89, No. 3, pp . 226-239) reflected on the impact of British backpacker tourists visiting South Africa. A sample of British backpackers was interviewed. The information obtained from the sample was used to construct the following table for the age distribution of all British backpackers. Classify this study as descriptive or inferential, and explain your answer.

The given study is inferential.

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Research by G. Visser and C. Barker in " A Geography of British Backpacker Tourists in South Africa " (Geography, Vol . 89, No. 3, pp . 226-239) reflected on the impact of British backpacker tourists visiting South Africa. A sample of British backpackers was interviewed. The information obtained from the sample was used to construct the following table for the age distribution of all British backpackers.

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

The given study is inferential in nature because it tries to reach a reliable conclusion about the impact of British backpacker tourists visiting South Africa. And a sample of British backpackers was interviewed.

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