Types of Statistical Analysis

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If you’re a high school teacher who wants to examine your students scores on a recent test, for example, you could use dozens of different statistical analyses, depending on the specific questions you want to ask about the data. Broadly speaking, statistics fall into two categories: descriptive and inferential. Descriptive statistics can help you understand the data you've already collected from your students, while inferential statistics can help you determine how typical students in your sample compare to others in the population.

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It's always good to know the basics. I think this is a great description of different types of data.