Explore BrainMass

Explore BrainMass

    Descriptive versus inferential statistics

    Not what you're looking for? Search our solutions OR ask your own Custom question.

    This content was COPIED from BrainMass.com - View the original, and get the already-completed solution here!

    How do descriptive statistics and inferential statistics differ? Give an example of application.

    © BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com March 7, 2023, 7:40 am ad1c9bdddf
    https://brainmass.com/statistics/statistical-theory/descriptive-versus-inferential-statistics-324338

    Solution Preview

    Descriptive statistics are for describing data on the group you study. It comprises the kind of analyses we use when we want to describe the population we are studying, and when we have a population that is small enough to permit our including every case.

    For example, we might want to describe a math's class and compare it to ...

    Solution Summary

    This solution helps go through the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics.

    $2.49

    ADVERTISEMENT