Professor Kipling is discussing statistics in your introductory psychology class.She explains that descriptive statistics are invaluable because they allow psychologists to ____.
A) describe the relationship between two variables
B) summarize a pool of data
C) determine whether a data set is normally distributed
D) determine whether the differences between two groups are significant

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Descriptive statistics provide a summary of the data, including measures of central tendency (such as the mean, median, and mode) and measures of variability (such as the range and standard deviation). These summaries allow psychologists to gain a better understanding of the data and make comparisons between different groups or conditions.

Professor Kipling Is Discussing Statistics in Your Introductory Psychology Class