Chapter 8: Descriptive Statistics and Exploratory Data Analysis

Wiley, Joshua F.; Pace, Larry A.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4842-0373-6_8

Joshua F. Wiley¹ &
Larry A. Pace¹

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In Chapter 8, we look at both numerical summaries (what are known as descriptive statistics) and graphical summaries related to exploratory data analysis (EDA). We discuss the topic of graphics more generally in Chapter 9, and the related topic of data visualization later in our text.

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Wiley, J.F., Pace, L.A. (2015). Chapter 8: Descriptive Statistics and Exploratory Data Analysis. In: Beginning R. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0373-6_8

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