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Descriptive Statistics and Inferential Statistics

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In your own words explain the difference between "descriptive statistics" and "inferential statistics." Explain with example situations.

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This solution explains the difference between descriptive statistics and inferential statistics and includes examples of each.

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Descriptive statistics gives information about a data set. It is essentially just the numbers. For example, if a study based on ...

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