Beginners Guide to R

Data Science in R: Interpreting Data Using Descriptive Statistics with R

Interpreting Data Using Descriptive Statistics with R   Introduction Descriptive Statistics is the foundation block of summarizing data. It is divided into the measures of central tendency and the measures of dispersion. Measures of central tendency include mean, median, and the mode, while the measures of variability include standard deviation, variance, and the interquartile range. …

Beginners Guide to R – R Quantile-Quantile (QQ) Plot – Base Graph

R Quantile-Quantile (QQ) Plot – Base Graph Sometimes it’s important to know whether the data is normally distributed. A quantile-quantile plot (QQ plot) is a good first check. It shows the distribution of the data against the expected normal distribution. If the data is normally distributed, the points fall on the 45° reference line. If …