EBK ESSENTIAL STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVI
EBK ESSENTIAL STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVI
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ISBN: 9781506386294
Author: PRIVITERA
Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS,INC. (CC)
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To differentiate between the given statistics.

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Given information:

Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.

Descriptive Statistics refers to summarize and describe the data in such a way that anyone can found useful or meaningful.

For e.g., the mean height of a class is 165 cm.

Inferential Statistics:

When a sample statistic is used to make the predications or inferences in future, these are known as Inferential Statistics.

For e.g., if as a surveyor standing in a mall asking about the preferences about a cloth company whether you like it or not, you make a table or graph is a descriptive statistics and by using the calculated statistics when you make inferences it is known as inferential statistics.

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