What is the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics?
- Descriptive and inferential statistics are the same
- Descriptive statistics predict trends; inferential statistics summarize data
- Descriptive statistics summarize data; inferential statistics make predictions about the population
- Descriptive statistics summarize data; inferential statistics visualize data
Descriptive statistics provide simple summaries about the sample and the measures. It's about describing the collected data using the measures such as mean, median, mode, etc. On the other hand, inferential statistics takes data from a sample and makes inferences about the larger population from which the sample was drawn. It is the process of using data analysis to deduce properties of an underlying distribution of probability.
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