Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
A generalized conclusion drawn on the basis of a sample is technically known as
AData analysis and interpretation
BParameter estimation
CStatistical inference ✓ Correct
DMere description
Correct answer: (C) Statistical inference — A generalized conclusion drawn from a sample is statistical inference, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★A generalized conclusion drawn from a sample is statistical inference, so that is the answer.
★Statistical inference uses the data of a sample to draw conclusions about the wider population.
★So generalizing from the sample to the whole is exactly statistical inference.
★Data analysis and interpretation is the working on the data, not the generalizing conclusion itself.
★Parameter estimation is one part of inference, estimating a population value, not the whole idea.
★Mere description only reports the sample, so generalizing from it is statistical inference.
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