Generalizing from samples to populations is a part of ........ Which of the following solutions is correct?

Question

a. descriptive statistics

b. discrete variables

c. the nominal level of data

d. inferential statistics

e. none of these

Answer 1

The answer is D. Because by making generalizations, you are making an inference from sample data to say something about the population.

It is very impractical to do each and every member of the population. You hope by using a "statistical sample" you can describe the characteristics of the population, from where you took your sample