Descriptive measures are most often used ______
A)to describe how often something occurs
B)to determine if a sample is representative of a population
C)to predict an outcome
D)to determine the effect of an intervention

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Descriptive measures are used to provide information about frequency and distribution of data, such as measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and measures of variability (range, variance, standard deviation). They are not used for inferential purposes, such as predicting outcomes or determining the effect of an intervention, which require hypothesis testing or statistical inference.

Descriptive Measures Are Most Often Used ______