Descriptive Statistics Key Terms, Explained

Statistics, though a central set of tools for data science, are often overlooked in favor of more solidly technical skills like programming. Even machine learning learning algorithms, with their reliance on mathematical concepts such as algebra and calculus -- not to mention statistics! However, if you are unable to fully understand the basic descriptive statistics terminology included herein, you are definitely lacking foundational knowledge that is needed to build a whole series of much more robust and useful professional concepts on top of. So here is a collection of 15 basic descriptive statistics key terms, explained in easy to understand language. A comprehensive example follows, which includes a bit of Python code.