Researchers use descriptive statistics when they want to:
a. draw inferences about how statistically meaningful a study's results are.
b. organize and summarize research data.
c. combine and analyze data from many studies.
d. assess how likely it is that a study's results occurred merely by chance.
Answer: b
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