Author:
Talaat Abubaker Blbas Hazhar
Abstract
Descriptive statistics is a branch of statistics that deals with summarizing and describing the main features of a dataset. This chapter will cover the value of statistics, how data analysis occurs in scientific study, the distinction between a sample and the population, the different types of variables, sampling techniques, measures of central tendency, and measures of dispersion. The summary of descriptive statistics gives a succinct overview of various metrics and visual representations, enabling researchers and analysts to learn more about the features of the dataset and draw accurate conclusions.
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