10.5. Descriptive Statistics Tool

Figure 10-15. Descriptive Statistics Tool Dialog

The descriptive statistics tool calculates various statistics for the given variables and a confidence interval for the population mean. The variables are specified via the "Input Range:" entry. The given range or list of ranges can be grouped into variables by columns, rows, or areas.

This tool can produce four different kinds of statistical data.

If the first entry for each variable contains the label, check the "Labels" button.

Figure 10-16. Some Example Data

Example 10-3. Using the Descriptive Statistics Tool

Figure 10-16 shows some example data and Figure 10-17 the corresponding output.

Figure 10-17. Descriptive Statistics Tool Output