An example of descriptive statistics is:
1. A positive correlation between breastfeeding and infant weight gain.
2. The infant mortality rate in the state of Oklahoma.
3. A causal relationship between the number of sexual partners and sexually transmitted diseases.
4. The total number of spontaneous abortions in drug-abusing women as compared with non–drug-abusing women.
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Rationale:
1. A positive correlation between two or more variables is an example of inferential statistics.
2. The infant mortality rate in the state of Oklahoma is an example of a descriptive statistic, because it describes or summarizes a set of data.
3. A causal relationship between the number of sexual partners and sexually transmitted diseases is an example of inferential statistics.
4. The total number of spontaneous abortions in drug-abusing women also would be an inferential statistic.
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1. Tachycardia 2. Muscle pain 3. Dizziness 4. Headache
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