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Lobcity

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Describe the general purpose for descriptive statistical techniques and for inferential statistical techniques.
 
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The two properties about a set of measurements of a dependent variable that we are most interested in describing are
 
  a. frequency and average.
  b. average and correlation.
  c. central tendency and dispersion.
  d. histograms and polygons.



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Answer to Question 1

The purpose for descriptive statistical techniques is to summarize, simplify, and organize a set of scores. The purpose for inferential statistical techniques is to use the information from samples to draw conclusions (inferences) about the populations from which the samples were obtained.

Answer to Question 2

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