In a recent study of 400 randomly selected adults, the researchers found there is a relationship between smoking cigarettes and developing emphysema. Which type of statistics does the statement describe? A. Inferential statistics B. Descriptive statistics Please explain Solution B. Descriptive statistics because Descriptive statistics is the discipline of quantitatively describing the main features of a collection of data.[1] Descriptive statistics are distinguished from inferential statistics (or inductive statistics.