Question

Inferential statistics allow you to decide whether a difference between the experimental and the control group is due to:________
a. manipulation; chance
b. manipulation; experimental error
c. sampling error; independent variable
d. independent variable; experimental error

Answer 1

Answer:

Option (A)

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 2 main branches of statistics. They are:

1. Descriptive Statistics

2. Inferential Statistics

Descriptive statistics describes the characteristics of observed subjects or items while Inferential statistics makes inferences, based on given or derived data.

Inferential Statistics allow you to decide whether a difference between the experimental group and control group is due to manipulation or chance.

The Experimental group is the group that an effect is tested on while the Control group is the group that is left untested or uninfluenced. Inferential statistics allow you to decide whether a difference between these 2 groups is due to

- manipulation or interference by any force (which may be the experimenter/researcher)

or

- probability which is chance.