Descriptive statistics refer to procedures for __________.
A) examining data that give measures of how confident the researchers can be in drawing conclusions based on the sample
B) examining data that only summarize the data but do not draw conclusions
C) examining data that give measures of how confident the researchers can be proving their hypothesis
D) determining whether there was confirmation bias in the study

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Descriptive statistics summarize the data in a meaningful way, such as measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and variability (range, variance, standard deviation). However, they do not draw conclusions or test hypotheses.

Descriptive Statistics Refer to Procedures for __________