describe: Column descriptions
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Column descriptions
Description
Summarize a table with basic counts, missingness, distinct values, and
descriptive statistics.
Usage
describe(data, cols = NULL, top_n = 3)
Arguments
data
A data frame or data table.
cols
Optional character vector of columns to describe.
top_n
Number of most frequent values to show for non-numeric columns.
Value
A basetable with one row per column.
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Column descriptions
Description
Summarize a table with basic counts, missingness, distinct values, and descriptive statistics.
Usage
describe(data, cols = NULL, top_n = 3)
Arguments
data |
A data frame or data table. |
cols |
Optional character vector of columns to describe. |
top_n |
Number of most frequent values to show for non-numeric columns. |
Value
A basetable with one row per column.
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