how to respond for class discussion - Descriptive inference helps us make sense of what is observed (King et al. 1994). Descriptive inferencing is about drawing conclusions from the data to describe something happening, accurately. The goal is to take the information available and describe what is happening in a particular context. This does not exactly attempt to establish causality, but it is crucial in generating accurate and consistent representations of what is happening. Let's say that you notice one day that there has been an increase in foot traffic in front of your apartment complex in a city. You notice more and more people are outside walking their dogs, and you also notice an increase in children playing outside. One inference that could be made is that there are new housing developments that have recently become occupied