Researchers Use Descriptive Statistics When They Want To

question 35

Multiple Choice

Researchers use descriptive statistics when they want to:

• A) draw inferences about how statistically meaningful a study's results are.
• B) organize and summarize research data.
• C) combine and analyze data from many studies.
• D) assess how likely it is that a study's results occurred merely by chance.

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