Descriptive vs Inferential Statistics

Question 1

Contains a few members of the population. Samples were taken to represent the characteristics of traits of the population.

Answer 1

Sample

Question 2

Is the entirety of the group including all the members that forms a set of data

Answer 2

Population

Question 3

Used to say something or describe a set of information collected. It can also be represented with graphs.

Common tools are:
- ______________________
-_______________________

Ex: In a Math test, 32 out of 40 students were able to receive a passing mark. The average score of the class is 82 out of 100.

Answer 3

Descriptive Statistics

• Measures of Central Tendence
• Measure of Variability

Question 4

Used to say something about a larger group (population) using information collected from a small part of that population (sample)

Common tools are:
- _____________________
-______________________

Ex: In a sample survey conducted, 65% of Filipino Generation Z prefer to drink milk tea than coffee while only 34% of Filipino Millennials prefer to drink milk tea than coffee

Answer 4

Inferential Statistics

• Hypothesis Testing
• Regression Analysis