What is the quickest way to review basic descriptive statistics for a variable?

What is the quickest way to review basic descriptive statistics for a variable?

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Spotfire Statistica 13.0 and above

Description

This article explains the quickest way to review basic descriptive statistics for a variable in a spreadsheet.
 

Issue/Introduction

What is the quickest way to review basic descriptive statistics for a variable?

Resolution

1. select "Descriptive statistics" from the Statistics|Basic Statistics

Or click the button "Values/Stats" in the "Variable specifications" dialog. To display the "Variable specifications" dialog, double-click on the variable name in the spreadsheet. Alternatively, right-click on the variable name and select "Variable Specs" from the shortcut menu.

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The Values/Stats dialog displays information about the selected variable, a sorted list of its values, and descriptive statistics. The descriptive statistics can be copied to the Clipboard by clicking the Copy button (located in the lower-right corner of the dialog).