Stefan has collected a large amount of data in a study designed to test the effectiveness of a new drug meant to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.To test whether the drug was effective in a group of participants who received it,in comparison to a group that received a placebo,which type of statistics should Stefan use?
A) descriptive statistics
B) frequency statistics
C) histogram statistics
D) inferential statistics

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Stefan should use inferential statistics to compare the effectiveness of the drug to the placebo. Inferential statistics allow for the analysis of a sample to make conclusions about a larger population, which is necessary in this situation since it is not feasible to test the entire population with the new drug.

Stefan Has Collected a Large Amount of Data in a Study