STATISTICS
MATHEMATICAL
PROCEDURES THAT INVOLVE THE SUMMARIZATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION
OF DATA.
A) DESCRIPTIVE
STATISTICS (USING STATISTICS TO DESCRIBE DATA)
PROCEDURES USED TO SUMMARIZE A SET OF NUMBERS SO AS TO DESCRIBE
THEIR ESSENTIAL FEATURES.
B) INFERENTIAL STATISTICA
(USING STATISTICS TO MAKE INFERENCES)
PROCEDURES USED TO DETERMINE IF AN INDEPENDENT VARIABLE HAD A
SIGNIFICANT
EFFECT
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