Mr. stephens and ms. richards conducted a survey of their english classes to find that students scored an average of 68% on the final for semester one.
which kind of statistic is offered?
a. inferential
b. descriptive
c. anecdotal
d. analogical

I believe the answer is: B. descriptive

Descriptive statistic refers to a form of statistic that is used to present an informational data in a quantitative manner. This form of statistic is usually given in hard numbers and do not offer any form of interpretation over the presented data.

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.