When calling describe() on a dataset, which statistics are included for numeric columns?

When calling describe() on a dataset, which statistics are included for numeric columns?

• A. COUNT, MEAN, STD, MAX
• B. COUNT, MIN, MAX, SUM
• C. SUM, AVG, MEDIAN, MODE
• D. MIN, MAX, RANGE, VARIANCE

Answer: (A)

The function describe() gives a quick numeric summary by returning a small set of descriptive statistics for each numeric column. Specifically, it reports the count of non-null values, the mean, the standard deviation, and the maximum value. Count shows how many observations are present, mean captures the average, std measures how spread out the values are around that average, and max indicates the highest value in the column. Other statistics like minimum, sum, median, or mode aren’t included in this particular output, and if you need them you’d use different functions or options. This combination provides a concise snapshot of size, central tendency, spread, and the upper bound for numeric data.

The function describe() gives a quick numeric summary by returning a small set of descriptive statistics for each numeric column. Specifically, it reports the count of non-null values, the mean, the standard deviation, and the maximum value. Count shows how many observations are present, mean captures the average, std measures how spread out the values are around that average, and max indicates the highest value in the column. Other statistics like minimum, sum, median, or mode aren’t included in this particular output, and if you need them you’d use different functions or options. This combination provides a concise snapshot of size, central tendency, spread, and the upper bound for numeric data.