Inferential statistics allow a researcher to:
A) summarize numerical observations for a population.
B) make inferences about a sample of interest given observations taken on a larger population.
C) make inferences about a population of interest given observations taken on a smaller sample.
D) summarize numerical observations for a sample.

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Inferential statistics involve using information gathered from a sample to make inferences about a population. Option C correctly states that inferential statistics allows a researcher to make inferences about a population of interest given observations taken on a smaller sample.

Inferential Statistics Allow a Researcher To