Discussion Post

Discussion Question:

Please provide at least a 300 word response. 

A friend of yours is a bit of a statistics snob and has asserted that descriptive statistics are only useful for marketing and salespeople to misrepresent the true nature of something. Serious researchers should only use inferential statistics. Attack or defend this point of view, provide good examples, and provide support for your position.

Discussion Question:

Please provide at least a 300 word response. 

What is descriptive statistics? What are the techniques for describing variables? When are these techniques used?