Summary  
This chapter explains the two main branches of statistics: descriptive statistics, which summarize and describe data sets, and inferential statistics, which use sample data to draw conclusions or make predictions about a larger population.  

General domain of usage  
Data analysis

There are two main types of statistics: **descriptive** and **inferential**.

Learn core statistical concepts used in data analysis with Python. The course covers descriptive statistics, including mean, median, mode, variance, and standard deviation, as well as sampling, probability distributions, the Central Limit Theorem, and outlier detection.

Types of Statistics