Reporting frequencies of sample data, such as eye color, ethnicity, grade point average, and height is done by using __________ statistics.

Descriptive statistics summarize and present the data that were collected, such as counts, percentages, averages, or ranges. Reporting how often sample members have particular eye colors or heights describes that sample, so the correct choice is descriptive statistics. Inferential statistics would use sample data to draw conclusions about a larger population.

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