Statistical Methods That Organize Data into Meaningful Patterns and Summaries,such

question 116

Multiple Choice

Statistical methods that organize data into meaningful patterns and summaries,such as finding the average value,are called ____.

• A)inferential statistics
• B)measures
• C)descriptive statistics
• D)modes

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Definitions:

Hypothetical Syllogism

A form of reasoning where if the first condition holds, then the second condition must follow, leading to a conclusion if the initial hypothesis is true.

Fossils

The preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past.

Hypothetical Syllogism

A logical argument composed of three categorical propositions, two premises followed by a conclusion, where if the first proposition (if A, then B) and the second proposition (if B, then C) are true, then the conclusion (if A, then C) necessarily follows.

Modus Ponens

A form of deductive reasoning where, from premises in the form "If P, then Q" and "P", one concludes "Q".