The need to use inferential statistics is because:

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Inferential statistics are used to make generalizations about a population based on a sample. Therefore, the goal is to estimate the likelihood that the findings in the sample apply to people not in the study sample. Option A is not entirely accurate as it mentions "relevant to the sample" instead of "representative of the population". Option B is not a goal of inferential statistics but rather descriptive statistics. Option D is not entirely accurate as summarizing variables can also be a goal of descriptive statistics.

The Need to Use Inferential Statistics Is Because