Describing numerical variables: which are the most appropriate parameters to describe the data?

The proper description of numerical variables is very important when presenting a set of data. Measures of central tendency and dispersion are used to adequately understand a set of numerical variables. Knowledge of the properties of these measures and their adequate use provide the reader with a be...

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Published in:	Anais brasileiros de dermatología Vol. 92; no. 6; pp. 841 - 843
Main Authors:	Duquia, Rodrigo Pereira, González-Chica, David Alejandro, Bastos, João Luiz, Martínez-Mesa, Jeovany, Bonamigo, Renan Rangel
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Published:	Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 01-11-2017
Subjects:	Analytical epidemiology DERMATOLOGY Epidemiology Epidemiology, descriptive Special Epidemiology Analytical epidemiology Epidemiology, descriptive
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Abstract	The proper description of numerical variables is very important when presenting a set of data. Measures of central tendency and dispersion are used to adequately understand a set of numerical variables. Knowledge of the properties of these measures and their adequate use provide the reader with a better understanding of the results of a study.
AbstractList	The proper description of numerical variables is very important when presenting a set of data. Measures of central tendency and dispersion are used to adequately understand a set of numerical variables. Knowledge of the properties of these measures and their adequate use provide the reader with a better understanding of the results of a study. The proper description of numerical variables is very important when presenting a set of data. Measures of central tendency and dispersion are used to adequately understand a set of numerical variables. Knowledge of the properties of these measures and their adequate use provide the reader with a better understanding of the results of a study.
Author	Duquia, Rodrigo Pereira Martínez-Mesa, Jeovany González-Chica, David Alejandro Bastos, João Luiz Bonamigo, Renan Rangel
AuthorAffiliation	5 School of Medicine of the Faculdade Meridional (IMED) - Passo Fundo - RS, Brazil 2 Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide - Adelaide, Australia 4 Post-graduate Program in Collective Health of the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) - Florianópolis - SC, Brazil 6 Post-graduate Program in Pathology of the Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA) - Porto Alegre - RS, Brazil 3 Department of Public Health at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) - Florianópolis - SC, Brazil 1 Department of Dermatology at Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA) - Porto Alegre - RS, Brazil
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