Descriptive statistics are numbers that summarize and describe all information. In this case, the data sets or simply data. But. This information will depend on what we evaluate, such as population or sample, as stated in the previous post. Getting Started The central theme of this post is just “describing” the data. Therefore, they do not represent more specific conclusions of the sample in relation to the population. The technique used to extend conclusions from the sample to the population is statistical inference, a topic that does not make sense to children. An undergraduate statistics course is the most appropriate place.