Descriptive statistics are found in which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. All quantitative descriptive research reports
b. Some qualitative research reports
c. All quantitative inferential research reports
d. No qualitative research reports
e. Some quantitative inferential research reports
ANS: A, B, C
For some types of studies, descriptive statistics will be the only approach to analysis of the data. For other studies, descriptive statistics are the first step in the data analysis process, to be followed by inferential statistics. Data analysis begins with descriptive statistics in any study in which the data are numerical, including some qualitative studies.
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