Answered: Do you need inferential statistics to…

Big Ideas Math A Bridge To Success Algebra 1: Student Edition 2015

1st Edition

ISBN:9781680331141

Author:HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

Publisher:HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Displays

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CA

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Question

Do you need inferential statistics to answer each of the following questions? (for each question
answer “yes” if inferential statistics is needed or “no” if not) (from khanacademy.com)

g. In general, will I use less gas driving 55 mph than 70 mph?
h. Do English professors get paid less than engineering professors?
i. Does the most highly paid English professor at Harvard get paid less than the most
highly paid engineering professor at MIT?

Statistics that allow for inferences or estimates about the population. Inferential statistics enable analysts come to conclusions about the population based on sample data. Inferential statistics cover the basics of inferential statistics, all kinds of hypotheses tests and their confidence intervals, design of experiments, and statistical power and errors. It also includes point estimation techniques, limit theorems, sampling distributions, approximations, and bounds. Correlation, regression, and association are also covered under inferential statistics to infer relationships between variables.

Expert Solution