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During the data analysis phase of the research process, _____ statistics are used in order to determine how likely it is that the research results occurred by chance alone (meaning that the manipulation of the independent variable did not produce changes in the dependent variable).
 
  a. descriptive c. computerized
  b. computational d. inferential

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During data analysis, the _____ statistics are first calculated in order to summarize the data.
 
  a. descriptive c. computerized
  b. computational d. inferential


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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This is a description of the function of inferential statistics.

Answer to Question 2

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The descriptive statistics are calculated first because they summarize the data and aid the researcher in interpreting trends, etc.


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