What Do We Mean When We Say That Inferential Statistics

question 39

Multiple Choice

What do we mean when we say that inferential statistics allow researchers to make generalizations?

• A)Measures of central tendency like the mean, median, and mode are generalizations about data.
• B)Inferential statistics remove error/bias, so generalizations are easier to make.
• C)Knowing how likely findings are to occur indicates whether results reflect true differences in a population.
• D)Meta-analyses allow researchers to generalize findings from one study to many.

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