5 Obtaining Descriptive Statistics

The video uses a fictional research example loosely based on the evaluation of a schools linking programme designed to encourage positive contact between pupils from different communities. The example dataset includes demographic information, measures of enjoyment, and questionnaire scores relating to respect for others before and after participation in the programme.

As you work through the activity, you will learn how to:

• identify different types of variables in a dataset
• produce descriptive statistics in Jamovi
• interpret common descriptive statistics such as the mean, median, standard deviation, and range
• explore how data can be summarised for different groups of participants.

The video will guide you through the process of selecting variables, generating descriptive statistics using the Descriptives menu in Jamovi, and interpreting the output produced by the software.

File: Descriptive statistics

Now you have seen how to produce descriptive statistics in Jamovi, you can practise these skills yourself using the example dataset provided alongside this activity. Try reproducing the descriptive statistics shown in the video and explore some of the additional options available within the Descriptives menu. You can download a PDF version of this tutorial, and the dataset used in it below:

File: Descriptive statistics

File: Descriptive statistics dataset

Practising these techniques yourself will help you become more confident both in using Jamovi and in understanding how descriptive statistics help researchers summarise and interpret data.