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__________ statistics consists of organizing and summarizing information​ collected, while (descriptive / inferential / quantitative / qualitative) __________ statistics uses methods that generalize results obtained from a sample to the population and measure the reliability of the results.

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Answer:

Descriptive statistic, Inferential statistic

Explanation:

Descriptive Statistic:

  • The process of summarizing a data to get insight about the data.
  • it consist of measure of central tendency and measure of spread.
  • It can be about the entire population or a sample of the population.
  • It helps to understand the feature of the data

Inferential statistic:

  • It is the method of making generalizations about the entire population based on the sample.
  • It help us to make prediction about the population parameter with the help of sample statistic.
  • This is done with the help of estimation and hypothesis testing.

Thus, the correct answer is:

Descriptive statistics consists of organizing and summarizing information​ collected, while inferential statistics uses methods that generalize results obtained from a sample to the population and measure the reliability of the results.

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