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Statistical inference _____. a. is the same as descriptive statistics b. refers to the process of drawing inferences about the sample based on the characteristics of the population c. is the process of drawing inferences about the population based on the information taken from the sample d. is the same as a census

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When studying populations, it is very difficult to evaluate all individuals, whether by size, difficulty, budget, etc., to solve this, the statistical inference deals with all the mathematical procedures that allow drawing conclusions for the population, with a degree of calculable error, from a sample of it.

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C. Is the process of drawing inferences about the population based on the information taken from the sample

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