Statistical inference is:
A)not the same as inferential statistics.
B)drawing conclusions from a data set describing an entire population.
C)reaching conclusions about characteristics of an entire population by using probability distributions.
D)reaching conclusions about characteristics of an entire population using data from a subset of that population.
E)reaching conclusions about characteristics of a sample using data from the population.

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Statistical inference involves using data from a sample to make conclusions or predictions about a population, which is what option D describes.

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