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Preferred term
descriptive statistics
Definition
- Description of the data collected in research is an important component for both the researcher and the reader. In both quantitative and qualitative analysis, the reduction of a large amount of data to an easily digestible summary is an important function. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods; Descriptive Statistics]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/descriptive_statistics
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