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Definition 2
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 BASIS FOR COMPARISON DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
Meaning Descriptive Statistics is that
branch of statistics which is
concerned with describing
the population under study.
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COMPARISON
INFERENTIAL STATISTICS
Inferential Statistics is a type
of statistics, that focuses on
drawing conclusions about
the population, on the basis
of sample analysis and
observation.

What it does? Organize, analyze and present Compares, test and predicts
data in a meaningful way. data.

Form of final Result Charts, Graphs and Tables Probability

Usage To describe a situation. To explain the chances of

occurrence of an event.
Function
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already known, to summarize conclusion to learn about the
sample. population, that extends
beyond the data available.
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Descriptive Statistics refers to a discipline
that quantitatively describes the important
characteristics of the dataset. For the
purpose of describing properties, it uses
measures of central tendency, i.e. mean,
median, mode and the measures of
dispersion i.e. range, standard deviation,
quartile deviation and variance, etc.
The data is summarised by the researcher,
in a useful way, with the help of numerical
and graphical tools such as charts, tables,
and graphs, to represent data in an
accurate way. Moreover, the text is
presented in support of the diagrams, to
explain what they represent.
Inferential Statistics is all about generalising from
the sample to the population, i.e. the results of
analysis of the sample can be deduced to the
larger population, from which the sample is taken.
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It is a convenient way to draw conclusions about
the population when it is not possible to query
each and every member of the universe. The
sample chosen is a representative of the entire
population; therefore, it should contain important
features of the population.
Inferential Statistics is used to determine the
probability of properties of the population on
the basis of the properties of the sample, by
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employing probability theory. The major
inferential statistics are based on the statistical
models such as Analysis of Variance, chi-square
test, student’s t distribution, regression analysis,
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etc. Methods of inferential statistics:

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 Estimation of parameters
 Testing of hypothesis
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The difference between descriptive and inferential statistics can be
drawn clearly on the following grounds:

1. Descriptive Statistics is a discipline which is concerned with

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describing the population under study. Inferential Statistics is a
type of statistics; that focuses on drawing conclusions about the
population, on the basis of sample analysis and observation.
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2. Descriptive Statistics collects, organises, analyzes and presents

data in a meaningful way. On the contrary, Inferential Statistics,
compares data, test hypothesis
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outcomes.
3. There is a diagrammatic or tabular representation of final
result in descriptive statistics whereas the final result is
displayed in the form of probability.

4. Descriptive statistics describes a situation while inferential

statistics explains the likelihood of the occurrence of an event

5. Descriptive statistics explains the data, which is already

known, to summarise sample. Conversely, inferential statistics
attempts to reach the conclusion to learn about the
population; that extends beyond the data available.
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So, we have enough discussion on the two subjects,
all you need to know is that descriptive statistics is
all about illustrating your current dataset whereas
inferential statistics focuses on making assumptions
on the additional population, that is beyond the
dataset under study. While descriptive statistics
provide the summation of the data the researcher
has actually studied whereas inferential statistics,
makes the generalisation, which means the data
provided to you is not actually studied.
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