Descriptive vs Inferential Statistics

Tell if the statement if Descriptive or Inferential

The chances of you getting a new car is about the same as passing your math class.

• Descriptive

• Inferential

Tell if the statement if Descriptive or Inferential

From a past study, it was found that 56% of women are the primary investors in their households.

• Inferential

• Descriptive

10% of college students are predicted to travel out the country during spring break.

• Inferential

• Descriptive

Which type of statistic is this? Using this product will burn 74% more calories.

• Descriptive

• Inferential

A professor at White Oak University found that over the past 10 years that the average number of students in a class is 22.6

• Inferential

• Descriptive

It is predicted that the average number of automobiles each household owns will increase next year.

• Inferential

• Descriptive

Statistics which is concerned with summarizing values to describe group characteristics of the data.

• Descriptive

• Inferential

• Parametric

• Non Parametric

Statistics which is concerned with a higher order of critical thinking and judgment.

• Descriptive

• Inferential

• Parametric

• Non Parametric