Which one of the following is NOT true of descriptive statistics?
A) summarize complex data
B) show how the data vary
C) show population parameters
D) show if different groups of people differ in some way

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Descriptive statistics are used to summarize and describe data, show how the data vary, and compare different groups of people. However, they do not show population parameters, which are characteristics that are true for an entire population and can only be inferred through inferential statistics.

Which One of the Following Is NOT True of Descriptive