You are given the task of predicting the average ridership on a new bus route given a survey of people along the route. Will you use descriptive or inferential statistics to help you do this?

Flashcard 7 - Mathematics: Probabilistic and Statistical Reasoning Flashcard Set for the TSIA2

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inferential statistics

Explanation:

While descriptive statistics may be useful, to actually make the prediction you will need to extrapolate the results of the survey to the whole population. This extrapolation is an act of inference.

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