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Figure 3.18: SAS output from the
programme check. job. (Missing and
out-of-range values are printed)
Once data has been cleaned and processing errors checked, descriptive analysis can
begin. You should comment on the data collection procedure and construct appropriate
charts and plots to help you:
- identify outliers;
- identify any pattern in missing data;
- identify the shape of distributions;
- summarize each variable using appropriate descriptive statistics;
- present a summary of the data in the form of frequency tables that would be suitable for
inclusion in a journal article.
Further considerations:
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