Inferential statistics can generalize information from a sample to a larger population, while descriptive statistics do not generalize as they deal directly with the entire population. This document discusses the difference between inferential statistics, which can describe characteristics of a larger population based on a random sample, and descriptive statistics, which only describe the actual characteristics of the sample or population studied without generalization.

1. Inferential statistics generalize information
from a random sample to a population.
Descriptive statistics do not generalize
because they deal with the population itself.
Central Tendency, Spread, or Symmetry?
Sample of
30
Population of 100,000
Population of 100,000