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descriptive statistics - correct answer Statistics provides us with tools- tables,
graphs, averages, ranges, correlations- for organizing and summarizing the
inevitable variability in collections of actual observations or scores
Examples for descriptive statistics - correct answer A tabular listing, ranked
from most to least, of the total number of romantic affairs during college
reported anonymously by each member of your stat class
A graph showing the annual changes n global temperature during the last 30
years
A report that describes the average differences in GPA between college
students who regularly drink alcoholic beverages and those who don't
inferential statistics - correct answer Statistics also provides tools- a variety of
tests and estimates- for generalizing beyond collections of actual
observations.
Tools from inferential statistics permit us to use a relatively small collection of
actual observations to evaluate.
Examples for inferential statistics - correct answer A pollster's claim that a
majority of all US voters favor stronger gun control laws.
A researcher's hypothesis that, on average, meditator report fewer headaches
than do non-meditators.
An assertion about the relationship between job satisfaction and overall
happiness
Students in my statistics class are, on average, 23 years old - correct answer
Descriptive