Talk:Descriptive statistics
Latest comment: 12 January 2023 by Libcub in topic Proposed merge of Summary statistics into Descriptive statistics
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Define primary data
Define this Rohidas8308 (talk) 06:01, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
Proposed merge of Summary statistics into Descriptive statistics
Template:Discussion top As per lead: "A descriptive statistic (in the count noun sense) is a summary statistic". fgnievinski (talk) 03:25, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
- A descriptive statistic is a kind of summary statistic. But there are plenty of summary statistics that are inferential, not descriptive. An example from genetics is GWAS summary statistics.[1] Inferential statistics are based on probability models, whose usual intent is to model a larger population. I suppose one could create a summary statistic article that is subdivided into inferential and descriptive sections. But I think the field of descriptive statistics is broad and deep enough that it warrants its own article. --
{{u|Mark viking}} {Talk}17:15, 14 August 2022 (UTC) - Oppose As per Mark viking. 2001:8003:913E:5D01:C8F0:E933:7B8F:4260 (talk) 13:13, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose As per Mark viking. Libcub (talk) 07:09, 12 January 2023 (UTC)