Biostatistics with R

Interpreting Data Using Descriptive Statistics with R

Introduction Exploratory Data Analysis refers to the critical process of performing initial investigations on data so as to discover patterns,to spot anomalies,to test hypothesis and to check assumptions with the help of summary statistics and graphical representations. Exploratory data analysis (EDA) methods are often called Descriptive Statistics due to the fact that they simply describe, or provide estimates based on, the data at hand. Exploratory Data Analysis “Exploratory data analysis can never be the whole story, but nothing else can serve as the foundation stone.