2.5 descriptive vs inferential statistics

Question 1

descriptive vs inferential
(organize vs allow)

Answer 1

statistical methods that:
- organize data into meaningful summaries or patterns

• allow researchers to make conclusions from samples to larger populations

Question 2

what can descriptive analyses tell us?

Answer 2

info only abt the sample we have studied

Question 3

central tendency
- mean
- median
- mode

Answer 3

helps us identify the “average” score on our measures

Question 4

what is the scatterplot for?

Answer 4

descriptive statistics with two variables

Question 5

generalizations

Answer 5

extending conclusions to population/group outside of the research sample