2022 Introduction to Statistics in Research Mitchell 2nd ed

I N T R O T O R E S E A R C H : D A T A V I S U A L I Z A T I O N & C O M M O N S T A T T E S T S

graphs. Look for outliers, patterns, and if you have a normal distribution. If normally distributed, consider the mean and standard deviation. If skewed, consider the median interquartile range. Even summarizing the data with lots of pivot tables and pivot table charts.

Table 106: Mitchell, J. (2020). Analytic Journey -modified from IBM Business Analytic Blog (2018).

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