Inferential Statistics Deal with Collecting and Analyzing Information from Samples

question 8

Multiple Choice

Inferential statistics deal with collecting and analyzing information from samples in order to:

• A) Draw conclusions, or inferences, about the larger population.
• B) Prove that the sample is a perfect replica of the larger population.
• C) Prove that the null hypothesis is incorrect.
• D) Predict that the only differences that exist are chance differences that do not represent random sampling error.

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