Descriptive statistics summarize and describe data. They help us understand patterns and trends.

What is Descriptive Statistics?

Find the middle or typical value. Includes mean (average), median (middle value), and mode (most frequent).

Measures of Central Tendency

Add up all numbers and divide by the count. Sensitive to outliers.

Mean

Order numbers and find the middle value. Not affected by outliers.

Median

The most frequent number in the data set. Can have one, many, or no modes.

Mode

Describe how spread out the data is. Includes range, variance, and standard deviation.

Measures of Dispersion

Use graphs and charts like histograms, box plots, and scatter plots to understand data better.

Visualizing Data