Tagged: Data type

How is my data distributed?

Data distributions – How is my data distributed?

Why care about data distribution? Most statistical tests are based on assumptions regarding data distributions. Hence, when we do statistics, we always have to think about how our data is distributed. Normal data distributions A large part of statistics is based on the normal distribution, because it’s so easy to...

Understanding data types

When you do statistical analyses, the knowledge about data type is very important, because many statistical methods and tests were specifically designed for a specific data type. However, there is a lot of confusion regarding data type, because many different terms are used…