The student nurse working for a nurse researcher recognizes that the researcher will use descriptive statistics to: Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Describe a set of data.
2. Summarize a set of data.
3. Report the facts.
4. Identify certain trends.
5. Allow conclusions to be drawn.
6. Use a small sample size.
1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: Descriptive statistics describe a set of data.
Rationale 2: Descriptive statistics summarize a set of data.
Rationale 3: Descriptive statistics report the facts.
Rationale 4: Descriptive statistics identify certain trends.
Rationale 5: Inferential statistic allow conclusions to be drawn.
Rationale 6: Inferential statistics use a small sample size.
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