15: Quantitative Analysis- Inferential Statistics
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Inferential statistics are the statistical procedures that are used to reach conclusions about associations between variables. They differ from descriptive statistics in that they are explicitly designed to test hypotheses. Numerous statistical procedures fall into this category—most of which are supported by modern statistical software such as SPSS and SAS. This chapter provides a short primer on only the most basic and frequent procedures. Readers are advised to consult a formal text on statistics or take a course on statistics for more advanced procedures.