What is Descriptive Analytics?
Descriptive analytics is the foundation of data analysis, focusing on summarizing historical data to derive meaningful insights. It answers the question "What happened?" through various statistical methods and visualizations.
Common Descriptive Metrics
Metrics Visualization
Key Measures
- Mean, Median, Mode
- Standard Deviation
- Variance
- Percentiles
- Range
Visualization Techniques
Distribution Plots
Visualization
Histograms, box plots, and density plots help visualize data distributions
Relationship Plots
Visualization
Scatter plots and correlation matrices reveal relationships between variables