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Which of the following best describes inferential statistics?
Which of the following best describes inferential statistics?
- Drawing conclusions about a population based on sample results (correct)
- Organizing and analyzing data
- Summarizing and presenting data
- Generalizing from populations to samples
What is the definition of a variable in statistics?
What is the definition of a variable in statistics?
- A set of values of the variable(s) known as data
- The science of conducting studies to collect and analyze data
- The process of generalizing from samples to populations
- A characteristic which can take on different values with respect to persons, time, place (correct)
What does descriptive statistics involve?
What does descriptive statistics involve?
- Making predictions based on sample results
- Determining relationships among variables
- Generalizing from samples to populations
- Collection, organization, summarization, and presentation of data (correct)
What does the term 'data' refer to in statistics?
What does the term 'data' refer to in statistics?
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In statistical inference, what is the procedure for making inferences about a population based on sample results called?
In statistical inference, what is the procedure for making inferences about a population based on sample results called?
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