Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate — Question 34

Which of the following statements describes descriptive statistics?

Answer options

• A. A branch of statistics that uses summary statistics to quantitatively describe and summarize data.
• B. A branch of statistics that uses a variety of data analysis techniques to infer properties of an underlying distribution of probability.
• C. A branch of statistics that uses quantitative variables that must take on a finite or countably infinite set of values.
• D. A branch of statistics that uses summary statistics to categorically describe and summarize data.
• E. A branch of statistics that uses quantitative variables that must take on an uncountable set of values.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, as it accurately defines descriptive statistics by stating that it uses summary statistics to quantitatively describe and summarize data. Options B, C, D, and E refer to other statistical concepts, such as inferential statistics and types of variables, which are not characteristics of descriptive statistics.