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Descriptive summary

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Rev 4.6 · reviewed Feb 2026
Descriptive summary
Paste your numbers, separated by commas or spaces. Report mean (SD) if roughly symmetric, median [IQR] if skewed.
Table. Summary statistics
n10
Mean (SD)72.60 (4.38)
Median [IQR]72.50 [69.50–74.75]
Range66.00 – 80.00
Your sample of 10 observations has a mean of 72.60 (SD 4.38). If the mean and median are close, the data are roughly symmetric and the mean is a fair summary.
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