describe: Describe a dataset or variable

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Describe a dataset or variable

Description

Describe a dataset or variable (depending on input parameters)

Usage

describe(data, var, n, target, out = "text", ...)

Arguments

data	A dataset
var	A variable of the dataset
n	Weights variable for count-data
target	Target variable (0/1 or FALSE/TRUE)
out	Output format ("text"|"list") of variable description
...	Further arguments

Value

Description as table, text or list

Examples

# Load package
library(magrittr)

# Describe a dataset
iris %>% describe()

# Describe a variable
iris %>% describe(Species)
iris %>% describe(Sepal.Length)

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