Which of the following is not associated with descriptive statistics?
A) mean
B) standard deviation
C) range
D) proportion
E) measure of the distribution of data

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Proportion is a measure of inferential statistics, which involves making conclusions about a population based on a sample. Descriptive statistics, on the other hand, simply describe and summarize data from a sample without making inferences about a population. The other answer choices (mean, standard deviation, range, and measure of distribution) are all associated with descriptive statistics.

Which of the Following Is Not Associated with Descriptive Statistics