Descriptive statistics: where they sit and how they fall
Joseph Janes
(Joseph Janes is Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. <jwj@u.washington.edu>)
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Abstract
This column continues a series on topics in research methodology, statistics, and data analysis techniques for the library and information sciences. It discusses the basics of descriptive statistics (mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation), how to use them, and when they are and are not appropriate.
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Citation
Janes, J. (1999), "Descriptive statistics: where they sit and how they fall", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 17 No. 4, pp. 402-409. https://doi.org/10.1108/07378839910303063
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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