Researchers use to determine whether a study's outcome is due to chance or not, and whether the outcome can be generalized to a larger population.1. measures of central tendency2. measures of variability3. inferential statistics4. descriptive statistics

The correct answer is:

3. inferential statistics

Explanation:

Inferential statistics is the branch of statistic sciences that generalizes the information in order to determined some fact about a certain circumstance or fact. For example, according to inferential statistics, it is possible to take a sample of the population of 100 individuals, and establish a characteristic patron of behavior of the general population; according to what has been found in the specific sample of 100 individuals who would represent the whole population.

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