Beginning R 4: From Beginner to Pro

© Matt Wiley, Joshua F. Wiley 2020

M. Wiley, J. F. WileyBeginning R 4 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6053-1_6

6. Descriptive Statistics

Matt Wiley¹  and Joshua F. Wiley²

(1)

Victoria College, Victoria, TX, USA

(2)

Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

 

Statistics is the mathematics of understanding sample data. The larger goal is to use our understanding of a sample to better understand a population. The smaller, more immediate goal is to develop a regular set of tools and workflow to help us understand sample data. Because understanding often requires exploring a data set, exploratory data analysis (EDA) is a modern term given to this stage. As you explore a sample, you will understand the sample data ...