As noted in Chapter 1, the function of descriptive statistics is to describe data. A first step in this process is to explore how the collection of values for each variable is distributed across the array of values possible. Because our concern is with each variable taken separately, we say that we are exploring univariate distributions. Tools for examining such distributions, including tabular and graphical representations, are presented in this chapter along with Stata commands for implementing these tools.
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