Apply Descriptive Statistics

When you run descriptive statistics for data, you can do any of the following with the analysis results:

• Open the results in a new window to save or print the results.
• Download the R workspace in which the statistics were analyzed, for replication of the analysis. See Replicate Analysis for more information.
• View citation information for the data analyzed, and for the full data set from which you selected variables to analyze. See View Citations for more information.

To apply descriptive statistics to a data set or subset:

1. In the Data File page, click the Descriptive Statistics tab.
2. Click one or both of the Descriptive Statistics options: Univariate Numeric Summaries and Univariate Graphic Summaries.
3. On the right side of the tab, use the Show drop-down list to select one of the following options to show variables in predefined quantities: All, 50, 20, or 10.
4. Scroll down the screen and click the check boxes to select variables from the table of available values. When you select a variable, it is added to the Selected Variables box at the top of the tab.
   To remove a variable from this box, deselect it from the Variable Type list at the bottom of the screen.
   To select all variables, click the check box beside the column name, Variable Type.
5. Click the Run Statistics button.
   If prompted, check the I accept box and then click the Continue button to accept the Terms of Use. Then, click Run Statistics again.
   You see the Dataverse Analysis page.
6. To save or print the results, scroll to the Descriptive Statistics section and click the link Open results in a new window. You then can print or save the window contents.
   To save the analysis, scroll to the Replication section and click the button Download Workspace File.
   Review the Citation Information for the data set and for the subset which you analyzed.
7. Click the link Back to Analysis and Subsetting to return the previous page and continue analysis of your selected variables.