Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2007/08 - Gruppe 07 - descriptive statistics

Definitions

Descriptive statistics are used to describe the basic features of the data in a study. They provide simple summaries about the sample and the measures. Together with simple graphics analysis, they form the basis of virtually every quantitative analysis of data.

[Trochim, 2006]

References

• [Trochim, 2006] William M.K. Trochim, Research Methods Knowledge Base. Webcenter for social research Methods. Created at: October 20, 2006. Retrieved at: November 01, 2007. http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/statdesc.php