_____ statistics are used to summarize large amounts of data so that they become more meaningful and easier to communicate to others.
A)Descriptive
B)Inferential
C)Nominal
D)Ordinal

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Descriptive statistics are used to summarize and describe the main features of a data set. This includes measures of central tendency (such as mean, median, and mode) and measures of variability (such as range and standard deviation). These statistics help to make large amounts of data more meaningful and easier to understand, without making any generalizations to a larger population, which is what inferential statistics do. Nominal and ordinal statistics are types of categorical data and are not used to summarize large amounts of data.

_____ Statistics Are Used to Summarize Large Amounts of Data