A researcher studies a group of 25 preschool children in order to answer questions about the entire population of preschool children. What general categories of statistical techniques will this researcher be using?

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The researcher will be using inferential statistics because they are using a sample (25 preschool children) to make inferences about the entire population of preschool children. Parameters refer to numerical measures of the population (not the sample), statistics refer to numerical measures of the sample, and descriptive statistics refer to methods used to summarize and describe the data (which could be used in conjunction with inferential statistics).

A Researcher Studies a Group of 25 Preschool Children in Order