A central bank is concerned that inflation rates are rising too quickly. In order to reduce the available money supply, it orders banks to set aside a greater percentage of their deposits than previously required. This action best illustrates the central bank's use of which tool of monetary policy?
A. Discount rate
B. Interest on reserves
C. Reserve requirements
D. Open market operations

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.