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. 2021 Jun 24;21:1213. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11040-z

Table 2.

Summary of the research methods used for data processing and their relations

Method Usefulness Relation to the others
Descriptive statistics Provision of the information to be statistically processed on social-demographic issues Analysis of trends and identification of socio-demographic differences
Inferential statistics Provision of the information to be statistically processed on geographical distribution of responses Assess significant differences among the geographical regions