Descriptive statistics take the form of coefficients. We use these to summarize a data set, whether it represents a sample or the entire population. ... Chart courtesy of Co-Learner.

Apache's OpenOffice doesn't include a feature to automatically generate a full table of descriptive statistics for your company spreadsheets. The office productivity suite is an open-source proje.

instinctively apply what would formally be known as “descriptive statistics.” For example, you readily identify a spike or a drop in your daily traffic by “eyeballing” a chart; you use ...