2. The design of the Trieste was based on the design of a hot air balloon built by Auguste Piccard, Jacques's
father. In 1932, Auguste rode in his hot air balloon up to
a record-breaking height.
a. Auguste's ascent took 7 hours and went up 51,683
feet. Write a relationship y = kx to represent his ascent
from his starting location.
b. Auguste's descent took 3 hours and went down
52,940 feet. Write another relationship to represent his
descent.
c. Did Auguste Piccard end up at a greater or lesser
altitude than his starting point? How much higher or
lower?
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Identify the statement below as either descriptive or inferential statistics. upper a certain website sold an average of 117 books per day last week. is the statement an example of descriptive or inferential statistics? a. it is an example of descriptive statistics because it uses a sample to make a claim about a population. b. it is an example of inferential statistics because it uses a sample to make a claim about a population. c. it is an example of inferential statistics because it summarizes the information in a sample. d. it is an example of descriptive statistics because it summarizes the information in a sample.