You've been keeping records of your car's gas consumption for the past three years.In which situation would you use inferential statistics

A) You want to know your car's average gas consumption.
B) You want to know whether this week's gas consumption is typical for your car.
C) You want to know the highest and lowest consumption across the three years.
D) You want to know whether winter consumption is significantly different from summer consumption.

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Janide Pierre · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Inferential statistics is used to make predictions or draw conclusions about a larger population based on a sample. In this case, we are comparing winter consumption and summer consumption across all three years. By using inferential statistics, we can determine whether there is a significant difference between the two seasons in terms of gas consumption.

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