Inferential statistics __________ while descriptive statistics __________.A) give measures of how confident the researchers can be in drawing conclusions based on the sample; summarize the data but do not draw conclusionsB) summarize the data but do not draw conclusions; give measures of how confident the researchers can be in drawing conclusions based on the sampleC) give measures of how confident the researchers can be proving their hypothesis; determine whether there was confirmation bias in the studyD) determine whether there was confirmation bias in the study; give measures of how confident the researchers can be proving their hypothesis

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Inferential statistics __________ while descriptive statistics __________.A)  give measures of how confident the researchers can be in drawing conclusions based on the sample; summarize the data but do not draw conclusionsB)  summarize the data but do not draw conclusions; give measures of how confident the researchers can be in drawing conclusions based on the sampleC)  give measures of how confident the researchers can be proving their hypothesis; determine whether there was confirmation bias in the studyD)  determine whether there was confirmation bias in the study; give measures of how confident the researchers can be proving their hypothesis

Thomas Gibertini · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Inferential statistics involve testing hypotheses, making predictions, and drawing conclusions about a population based on data from a sample. They give measures of how confident researchers can be in drawing conclusions based on the sample. Descriptive statistics, on the other hand, involve summarizing and describing the main features of a dataset or sample, but they do not draw conclusions or test hypotheses.

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