Introduction to Statistics Descriptive vs. Inferential Statistics: 1. Daniel Day-Lewis has received three academy awards (Oscars) for best actor. As of 2016, that is the most received by an actor. Day-Lewis received best actor academy awards for My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007), and Lincoln (2012). a. Descriptive statistics b. Inferential statistics 2. Psychology students with an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 would be expected to attain a graduate school GPA of at least 3.0. a. Descriptive statistics b. Inferential statistics 3. Your Turn: a. Generate an example of a descriptive study. b. Generate an example of an inferential study. Sample vs. Population 4. A 2013 poll by HuffPost/YouGov found that 48% of adults in the United States are open to the idea that our planet is being observed by alien spacecraft. a. Population b. Sample 5. Records maintained by the Dane County Treasurer's Office show that nine parcels of land in Dane County are owned by individuals named John Smith. a. Population b. Sample 6. Your Turn: a. Generate a unique example of a population using Mercy College students. b. Generate a unique example of a sample using Mercy College students. Qualitative, Ranked, and Quantitative Data 7. Generate a unique example of qualitative data. 8. Generate a unique example of ranked data. 9. Generate a unique example of quantitative data.