Deacon finds that,on the average,males have higher starting salaries than females.In order to conclude that the differences in starting salaries are true differences and not a result of random error,Deacon would employ the use of _____ statistics.
A) qualitative
B) descriptive
C) inferential
D) ordinal

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Inferential statistics is used to draw conclusions about a population based on a sample, by analyzing the probability that differences observed between groups are not due to chance. Deacon needs to use inferential statistics to determine if the salary differences between males and females are significant or if they could be just due to random variation. Choice A (qualitative statistics) deals with non-numerical data, while B (descriptive statistics) simply summarizes and describes data without making any inferences or conclusions. Choice D (ordinal statistics) deals with ordinal data, which is not relevant to this scenario as salaries are measured on a continuous scale.

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