Explain the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics. Choose the correct answer below.

Explain the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics.

Choose the correct answer below.

A.      Descriptive statistics are measurements that are recorded on a naturally occurring numerical scale. Inferential statistics are measurements that cannot be measured on a natural number scale; they can only be classified into one of a group of categories.

B.      Descriptive statistics draws conclusions about the sets of data based on sampling. Inferential statistics summarizes the information revealed in data sets.

C.      Descriptive statistics is a characteristic or property of an individual experimental unit. Inferential statistics is the process used to assign numbers to variable of individual population units.

D.      Descriptive statistics describes sets of data. Inferential statistics draws conclusions about the sets of data based on sampling.