Explain the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics. A. Descri

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Explain the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics.

A. Descriptive statistics describes sets of data. Inferential statistics draws conclusions about the sets of data based on sampling.

B. Descriptive statistics draws conclusions about the sets of data based on sampling. Inferential statistics summarizes the information revealed in data sets.

C. Descriptive statistics is a characteristic or property of an individual experimental unit. Inferential statistics is the process used to assign numbers to variables of individual population units.

D. Descriptive statistics are measurements that are recorded on a naturally occurring numerical scale. Inferential statistics are measurements that cannot be measured on a natural number scale; they can only be classified into one of a group of categories

Explanation / Answer

Descriptive statistics means we describe the data
inferential stats means that we draw inferences about the data

so choice A
Descriptive statistics describes sets of data. Inferential statistics draws conclusions about the sets of data based on sampling.

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