When you are analyzing data for a descriptive study:

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In a descriptive study, the focus is on describing and summarizing data one variable at a time. This helps in identifying patterns and trends in the data, and gaining a better understanding of the characteristics of the variable being studied. Examining many variables at once (A) can be overwhelming and make it difficult to draw meaningful conclusions. Combining variables to compute a score (C) or transforming variables to create an interval level variable (D) are techniques used in inferential studies, where the goal is to make predictions or draw conclusions about a population based on a sample.

When You Are Analyzing Data for a Descriptive Study