RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Fundamentals of Descriptive Statistics
JF American Dental Hygienists' Association
JO J Dent Hyg
FD American Dental Hygienists Association
SP 51
OP 54
VO 98
IS 5
A1 Harbison, Lesley
A1 Simmons, Kristen
YR 2024
UL http://jdh.adha.org/content/98/5/51.abstract
AB Descriptive statistics (DS) play a crucial role in establishing a solid foundation for study analysis and are important for understanding the results of a study or data set. If the data from DS is used incorrectly, the study may be misinterpreted. Descriptive statistics summarizes and organizes data, making analysis easier and providing an overview of the characteristics of sampled data. This analysis is comprised of measures of central tendency, which includes the mean, median, and mode of a particular data set. Understanding how to use each metric is essential for basic statistical analysis. The purpose of this short report is to review descriptive statistics and describe how to best utilize them during data analysis. The authors aim to provide this short report as an educational resource to assist the dental hygiene research community in understanding statistical analysis through descriptive statistics.