Barrons AP Psychology 7th edition

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

  1. (B) Inferential statistics are used to examine distributions of scores in order to find statistically
    significant differences. Descriptive statistics (like standard deviation) describe sets of scores, but
    used alone cannot help make judgments about the significance of differences between sets of
    scores. Field experiments and counterbalancing are terms related to research methodology and
    aren’t relevant to the question.

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