Question

Which of the following is true when using statistics to analyze data?

a) observational data cannot be analyzed using descriptive statistics, as it is correlational data
b) inferential statistics allow us to make assumptions about general populations, while descriptive statistics summarize the data
c) descriptive statistics allow us to make assumptions about general populations, while inferential statistics creates a summary of the data
d) observational data cannot be analyzed using inferential statistics, as it is correlational data

Answer 1

Inferential statistics allow us to make assumptions about general populations, while descriptive statistics summarize the data. Option b

Step-by-step explanation:

When using statistics to analyze data, the following statement is true:

b) Inferential statistics allow us to make assumptions about general populations, while descriptive statistics summarize the data.

Descriptive statistics involves organizing and summarizing data using graphing and numbers like finding an average. It provides a summary of the data.

On the other hand, inferential statistics uses probability to determine how confident we can be about drawing conclusions from the data and allows us to make assumptions about the larger population based on the sample data. Option b.