A population is considered finite if the measurements (individuals, events, etc.) can be counted. On the other hand, an infinite population cannot be counted. c. Descriptive statistics is a procedure for organizing samples of data. This procedure helps readers understand and describe the importance of the data. Descriptive statistics allow an individual to quickly understand the data and predict an individual score; however, descriptive statistics do not describe all of the sample data. Inferential statistics is a process that determines whether the sample data accurately represented the relationship to the population. In other words, inferential statistics is used to determine whether the sampled data is credible. d. A parameter is used in inferential statistics and is used to describe the scores of a population (the letters of the Greek alphabet symbolize a parameter). An estimate in statistics is a value produced by the sample and inferred as the sample value.