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go.lag

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Discuss briefly the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

If a sample of size 120 is selected, the value of A for the probability P(-A  t
 
  A) = 0.98 is:
  A) 1.960
  B) 2.576
  C) 1.282
  D) 2.326


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Reply #1 on: Jun 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The focus of descriptive statistics is on graphical and numerical procedures that are used to summarize and process data. Inferential statistics focuses on using the data to make predictions, forecasts and estimates to make better decisions.

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