Descriptive statistics is a summary of data. Inferential statistics try to reach conclusion that extend beyond the immediate data alone.
statistic is singular and statistic is plural
Statistics is a general field of numeric quantities and what they represent. For example, a statistic may be inferential or descriptive. Inferential statistics are special kinds of statistics that...
statistics means numerical facts systematically collected and statistic means, scientific matter or technique of statistical analysis.
statistic is singular, it refers to a single stat. statistics is plural and refers to a bunch of stats.