You need a basic knowledge of statistics to be an informed and critical consumer of published research. Similarly, basic statists can provide you with skills to conduct your own research that can be generalizable to a larger population and replicable beyond your own study to establish causality. According to your textbook, what is the primary difference between INFERENTIAL and DESCRIPTIVE statistics? Provide the primary examples of each. My textbook is Check, J., & Schutt, R.K. (2012). Research methods in education, Los Angeles, CA: Sage ISBN: 987-1-4129-4009-2