a The Food Channel conducted a blind taste test to determine

(a) The Food Channel conducted a blind taste test to determine the best chocolate for baking. A random sample of adults was obtained, and each was asked to select the best chocolate from among 10 varieties. The final report listed each chocolate along with the number of people who rated it the best.

Descriptive

Inferential

(b) After an extensive survey, the Association of Realtors in Chicago concluded that the mean price of a single-family home was less the $500,000.

Descriptive

Inferential

Solution

(a) The Food Channel conducted a blind taste test to determine the best chocolate for baking. A random sample of adults was obtained, and each was asked to select the best chocolate from among 10 varieties. The final report listed each chocolate along with the number of people who rated it the best.

Descriptive

( reported the sample result - descriptive statistics)

Inferential

(b) After an extensive survey, the Association of Realtors in Chicago concluded that the mean price of a single-family home was less the $500,000.

Descriptive

Inferential

(Here based on sample, we made conclusion about population)