Descriptive Statistics
KEY:
ds = dataset you are currently using.
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DV = dependent variable of interest
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IV = independent variable of interest
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XYXY = dummy name for a variable, matrix, or data frame into which you are moving information.
Extract overall descriptive statistics from a processed set
The cleanest way to get a broad set of descriptives is to use the describe function from the psych package.
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“ds[-1]” removes the first column from descriptes. In this case, the subject number. Modify as needed.
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“na.rm = TRUE” tells it to ignore missing data.
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“type” refers to how skew and kurtosis are calculated.
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library(psych)
XYXY <- describe(ds[-1], na.rm = TRUE, type = 2)
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You can easily export this information to your working directory using the following command:
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write.csv(XYXY, "NameYouWant.csv", row.names = TRUE)
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