Using R Studio to calculate Mean,

Median, and Standard Deviation

Hi! Im Minh. In this step-by-step guide, I will walk you
through how to use R Studio to calculate mean, median, and
standard deviation in which mean and standard deviation are
two of the most common measures used in statistics. These
statistics are part of two sets of measures called measures of
central tendency and measures of dispersion .
Using R Studio to calculate Mean,
Median, and Standard Deviation
After completing this walk-through, you will be able to :
- create a new project in R Studio
- change the levels of measurement of variable in R Studio
- use R Studio to calculate mean, median, and standard
deviation
- select a subset of data in R Studio and calculate its mean,
median, and standard deviation
- save your work
Lets get started!
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How do I start a new R Studio project?

How do I calculate mean, median, and standard deviation of a

dataset?

How do I select a subset of data?

How do I save my work?

Resources
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Why do I need a folder?

What data will I work on for this project?

How do I create a new R Studio project in an

existing folder?

How do I import a .csv file into R Studio?

How can I create a new R Script and what is a R

script for?
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You need to create a folder to

store all the related files.
Lets name our folder
Practice for this practice.

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In this project, we will work

on data saved in a .csv file.
Type the data in page 181 in
Excel, save it in .csv and then
save it in the folder you
created.

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How can I assess the variables?

Why do I need psych package?

How do I request the descriptive statistics for all variables?

What does the descriptive table look like and what is * for?

How can I view the descriptive table with only mean, MDN,
and SD?

What is the table for APA write up like?

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Before you calculate central

tendency and variability,
make sure all levels of
measurement are correctly
identified.

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The psych package

contains a useful command
for requesting descriptive
statistics like the mean,
median, and standard
deviation.

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How can I select a subset of data with a certain criteria and generate a des
criptive table?

How can I generate a descriptive table with only mean, standard deviation,
and median ?

What is the table for APA write up like?

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Datasets for practice

Alternative ways to calculate central tendency and variability

in R Studio
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Datasets for practice

You can find more datasets for practice through the use of
various sources, to name a few as follows:
- Datasets in Statistical Reasoning in Quantitative Research
by Wang et al. (2014)
- TIMSS database at http://timssandpirls.bc.edu
- PISA database at http://www.oecd.org/pisa/data/
- US federal database at https://www.data.gov

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Alternative ways to
calculate M, SD, MDN in R
Studio
There are many ways to calculate mean, standard deviation,
and median in R Studio. To know more, you can reference
these video clips:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtGs8DS5QLQ
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyGBZf9LWbs

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