The branch of statistics dealing with making comparisons between two different conditions in which subjects were tested is called
A) descriptive statistics.
B) test statistics.
C) correlational statistics
D) inferential statistics.

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Inferential statistics is the branch of statistics that focuses on making predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample. It includes making comparisons between different groups or conditions, testing hypotheses, and estimating population parameters. This is distinct from descriptive statistics, which aims to summarize or describe characteristics of a dataset without making inferences about a larger population. Test statistics and correlational statistics are tools or methods used within the broader categories of inferential and descriptive statistics, respectively, but they do not themselves represent the branch concerned with making comparisons between different conditions.

The Branch of Statistics Dealing with Making Comparisons Between Two