• Give a brief definition and an example of the following:
a. Descriptive Statistics
Solution
Descriptive statistics is the discipline of quantitatively describing the main features
of a collection of data. Descriptive statistics are distinguished from inferential statistics (or
inductive statistics), in that descriptive statistics aim to summarize a data set, rather than use the
data to learn about the population that the data are thought to represent. This generally means
that descriptive statistics, unlike inferential statistics, are not developed on the basis of
probability theory.
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• Give a brief definition and an example of the following a. Desc.pdf
1. • Give a brief definition and an example of the following:
a. Descriptive Statistics
Solution
Descriptive statistics is the discipline of quantitatively describing the main features
of a collection of data. Descriptive statistics are distinguished from inferential statistics (or
inductive statistics), in that descriptive statistics aim to summarize a data set, rather than use the
data to learn about the population that the data are thought to represent. This generally means
that descriptive statistics, unlike inferential statistics, are not developed on the basis of
probability theory
