The purpose of inferential statistics is to acquire knowledge of the ____ from the ____ by means of the ____ distribution
A)population,sample,sampling
B)sample,sampling,population
C)inductive,empirical,stratified
D)theoretical,empirical,theoretical

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The purpose of inferential statistics is to make inferences about the population (which is typically too large to measure directly) based on information obtained from a sample of that population. This is done by using probability theory and the sampling distribution to estimate population parameters. Therefore, Option A is the correct choice as it correctly identifies the population, sample, and sampling distribution that are essential to the process of inferential statistics.

The Purpose of Inferential Statistics Is to Acquire Knowledge of the ____