Descriptive statistics: where they sit and how they fall

Author: Janes, Joseph

Source: Library Hi Tech, Volume 17, Number 4, 1999 , pp. 402-409(8)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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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.

Keywords: Data analysis; Libraries; Statistics

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/07378839910303063

Publication date: 1999-12-01