DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
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DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS Analyses often begin by examining basic descriptive-level information about data. The most common and useful descriptive statistics are
• Mean • Median • Mode • Frequency • Quartiles • Sum • Variance • Standard deviation • Minimum/Maximum • Range
Note: All of these are appropriate for continuous variables, and frequency and mode are also appropriate for categorical variables. If you just want to obtain the mean and standard deviation for a set of variables
• Choose Analyze !!!! Descriptive Statistics !!!! Descriptives. • Move the variables of interest to the Variable(s) box. • Click the OK button.
If you want to obtain any other statistics
• Choose Analyze!!!! Descriptive Statistics !!!! Frequencies. • Move the variables of interest to the Variable(s) box • Click the Statistics button. • Check the boxes next to the statistics you want. • Click the Continue button. • Click the OK button.
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DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS Analyses often begin by examining basic descriptive-level information about data. The most common and useful descriptive statistics are
• Mean • Median • Mode • Frequency • Quartiles • Sum • Variance • Standard deviation • Minimum/Maximum • Range
Note: All of these are appropriate for continuous variables, and frequency and mode are also appropriate for categorical variables. If you just want to obtain the mean and standard deviation for a set of variables
• Choose Analyze !!!! Descriptive Statistics !!!! Descriptives. • Move the variables of interest to the Variable(s) box. • Click the OK button.
If you want to obtain any other statistics
• Choose Analyze!!!! Descriptive Statistics !!!! Frequencies. • Move the variables of interest to the Variable(s) box • Click the Statistics button. • Check the boxes next to the statistics you want. • Click the Continue button. • Click the OK button.