Dataset Types

When you upload a custom dataset, you must choose the correct dataset type. You can upload raw datasets, frequency tables, and contingency tables.

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Raw dataset

A raw dataset is a list of observations that has not been analyzed or summarized.

Example: The clothing type, size, color, price, and brand for 109 clothing items sold.

Clothing type

Size

Color

Price

Brand

T-shirt

Small

Blue

10.50

A

Sweatshirt

Large

Blue

25.00

A

T-shirt

Medium

Green

11.75

B

Sweatpants

Medium

Black

26.95

A

Sweatshirt

Small

Red

19.99

B

Frequency table

A frequency table summarizes one categorical variable by listing the possible outcomes for the variable and the frequency of each outcome.

Example: Table summarizes "clothing type" for 109 clothing sales.

Clothing type

Frequency

T-shirt

32

Sweatshirt

54

Sweatpants

23

2-Way Contingency table

A contingency table summarizes two categorical variables by listing the possible outcomes and frequency of the outcomes for each variable. One variable is in rows, and the other is in columns. The table is used to study the relationship between the two variables.

Example: Table summarizes the variables 'item sold' and 'size' for 109 clothing sales.

Small

Medium

Large

T-shirt

8

13

11

Sweatshirt

11

24

19

Sweatpants

5

9

9