What are the differences between descriptive and inferential statistics?
What will be an ideal response?
Descriptive statistics are used to describe characteristics of some phenomenon from either a sample or a population. Inferential statistics estimate how likely it is that statistical results based on a random sample are representative to the entire population. Descriptive statistics describe some characteristic, attribute, or phenomenon while inferential statistics allows one to make inferences to an entire population. Inferential statistics allow for the calculation of the sampling error.
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What will be an ideal response?
To commit the offense of tampering with evidence, the individual who alters or destroys an item must ________ that an investigation is being conducted and the item is potential evidence
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Given the following grouped distribution, what would the median be?
a. 11–15
b. 13
c. 11.63
d. 15
If one of the disputants in a family quarrel is excited and speaking loudly, you should
a. tell the person to "shut up" in a loud, authoritative voice, to gain control of the situation. b. ask the person to speak more slowly so that you can better understand the problem. c. tell the person to "chill out" or he (she) is going to jail. d. let the person continue to rave until he or she has said what is necessary to "get it off his (her) chest."