Which One of the Following Is TRUE About Descriptive Statistics

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is TRUE about descriptive statistics?

• A) They are relatively unimportant for interpreting test scores.
• B) They are rarely used to describe test scores.
• C) They summarize a distribution of test scores using numbers.
• D) They are useful only for ratio scales.

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