On Discovering an Improperly Adjusted Drill Press, Jack Joyner, Director

Multiple Choice

On discovering an improperly adjusted drill press, Jack Joyner, Director of Quality Control, ordered an inspection of every fifth casting drilled during the evening shift. Less than 1% of the castings were defective; so, Jack released the evening shift's production to assembly. This is an example of ___.

A) categorical data
B) quantitative data
C) descriptive statistics
D) inferential statistics
E) judgmental statistics