A meteorologist constructs a graph showing the total precipitation in Phoenix, Arizona in each of the months of 1998. Does this involve descriptive statistics or inferential statistics?
A)Descriptive
B)Inferential

Question

A meteorologist constructs a graph showing the total precipitation in Phoenix, Arizona in each of the months of 1998. Does this involve descriptive statistics or inferential statistics? 
A)Descriptive
B)Inferential

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Descriptive statistics involves summarizing and organizing data so that it can be understood, and this is exactly what is being done by constructing a graph of total precipitation for each month. Inferential statistics would involve making predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample of data, which is not the case here.

A Meteorologist Constructs a Graph Showing the Total Precipitation in Phoenix