In: Statistics and Probability
Often, when designing a program, public administrators must first consider the need for it by estimating the size of the population in need of the services provided by the program. Imagine a program designed to provide meals-on-wheels to eligible elderly shut-ins.In your own words (500 words or less), explain the purpose/use of inferential statistics in such a needs assessment Include in your essay the concepts of sample, population, statistic, parameter, representativeness Make sure that you define each of these terms and give concrete examples of them as you develop your essay