Inferential Statistics

Abstract

Everyone makes inferences, general statements drawn from specific evidences or experiences, as they learn about and act in the world around them. Inferential statistics are powerful tools for making inference that rely on frequencies and probabilities. Consequently, an understanding of inferential statistics can improve one’s ability to make decisions, form predictions, and conduct research. It can also protect one from the misused and misinterpreted statistics that are all too common occurrences.