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Week 6 Identifying and Interpreting Descriptive Statistics

Week 6 Identifying and Interpreting Descriptive Statistics

Q Examine the survey results downloadable from the link below. Choose one of the items, determine the descriptive statistic that is reported, and indicate what it means. For example, “What is the highest level of education of this group?” (Please do not repeat the same topic as your classmates.)

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1. Yes 61% 2. No 39% Descriptive statistics describe the sample by outlining the characteristics of the dataset. Therefore, descriptive statistics help summarize the data in a meaningful way to facilitate the identification of crucial patterns. However, it is impossible to draw useful conclusions or make inferences about the population using descriptive statistics (Cooksey, 2020). In other words, it is impossible to infer about the study population beyond the data provided or obtained.