Inferential & Descriptive statistics true
or false
descriptive statistics & inferential statistics serve the same purpose in summarizing data - correct answer
✔✔False. Descriptive summarizes. Inferential drawe conclusions.
Descriptive statistics included measurements such as mean, median, & standard deviation. - correct
answer ✔✔True
Inferential statistics are only concerned with data from a sample, not the entire population. - correct
answer ✔✔False. Inferential statistics draws conclusions from populations.
Descriptive statistics helps up draw conclusions about a population. - correct answer ✔✔False.
Inferential draws conclusions from populations.
Inferential statistics can be used to test hypotheses and make predictions. - correct answer ✔✔True
Descriptive statistics involve probability distributions and significance tests. - correct answer ✔✔False.
Descriptive isn't based on probability theory.
Inferential statistics include techniques like t-tests, ANOVA, & regression analysis. - correct answer
✔✔True
Descriptive statistics are mainly used for making predictions about future events. - correct answer
✔✔False. Inferential statistics forms hypotheses & predictions
inferential statistics require a larger sample size compared to descriptive statistics - correct answer
✔✔True
descriptive statistics are used to explore relationships between variables - correct answer ✔✔True
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