Statistical Methods That Use Sample Data to Answer General Questions

question 57

Multiple Choice

Statistical methods that use sample data to answer general questions about a population are called

• A)parameters.
• B)statistics.
• C)descriptive statistics.
• D)inferential statistics.

---

Definitions:

ROUNDDOWN

A function in spreadsheet programs that rounds a number down, toward zero, to a specified number of digits.

Whole Number

Any of the set of non-negative integers, including zero.

COUNT Function

A function in many spreadsheet and database applications that returns the number of non-empty cells in a specific range or criteria.

Numeric Data

Data consisting of numbers, which can be used in mathematical calculations and statistical analysis.