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Descriptive Statistics and Inferential Statistics

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Descriptive Statistics and Inferential Statistics
Descriptive Statistics and Inferential Statistics

A descriptive statistic is a statistical summary that quantitatively describes or summarizes

features from a data set. Descriptive statistics are divided into measures of central tendency and

measures of variability, with descriptive statistics being the act of applying and interpreting those

statistics. Mrs Jones has asked you to calculate the average test result for each of her five

geography classes (Mishra et al., 2019). This is a descriptive inquiry because we're explaining

what's going on with the entire population. Descriptive statistics are used to examine and

visualize data already being gathered. All included frequency counts, ranges, means, modes,

median scores, and standard deviations. Variables and distribution are two key elements to grasp

when studying descriptive statistics. Frequencies, fields (high and low scores or values), means,

modes, median scores, and standard deviations are all included. Variables and distribution

(visual bar graphs and pie graphs) are two key elements to grasp when studying descriptive

statistics (Simonsohn et al., 2019

Inferential Statistics approaches are used to develop and measure the reliability of

population inferences. Probability is a fundamental instrument in the study of inferential

statistics. To use inferential statistics, we must first define the population and then select a

random sample. You can use inferential statistics to construct predictions ("inferences") based on

the data. An example is the number of eighth-grade students enrolled in Mississippi's public

schools. Assume we are given a list of names for the entire population and are asked to select a

random sample of 100 students and collect their test scores. These pupils will not be from a

single class but a variety of courses at various schools across the state (Amrhein et al., 2019).
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Reference

Amrhein, V., Trafimow, D., & Greenland, S. (2019). Inferential statistics as descriptive statistics:

There is no replication crisis if we don’t expect replication. The American Statistician,

73(sup1), 262-270.

Simonsohn, U., Simmons, J. P., & Nelson, L. D. (2019). Specification curve: Descriptive and

inferential statistics on all reasonable specifications. Available at SSRN 2694998.

Mishra, P., Pandey, C. M., Singh, U., Gupta, A., Sahu, C., & Keshri, A. (2019). Descriptive

statistics and normality tests for statistical data. Annals of cardiac anaesthesia, 22(1), 67.