Laerd Statistics 2013
Laerd Statistics 2013
Laerd Statistics 2013
Descriptive Statistics
Descriptive statistics is the term given to the analysis of data that helps
describe, show or summarize data in a meaningful way such that, for
example, patterns might emerge from the data. Descriptive statistics do not,
however, allow us to make conclusions beyond the data we have analysed or
reach conclusions regarding any hypotheses we might have made. They are
simply a way to describe our data.
Typically, there are two general types of statistic that are used to
describe data:
Inferential Statistics