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Using descriptive statistics

Use descriptive statistics to summarise the data in your research analysis. Learn more in this video.

Watch the video to find out about the most commonly used descriptive statistics are. Summarise what you have learned.

Use descriptive statistics to summarise the data. It can be difficult to identify patterns or visualise what the data is showing if you’re just looking at raw data.

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