summarize all variables in r

To summarise all variables in R, you can use the summary() function. This function provides an overview of the statistical properties of each variable in a data frame. Here's an example:

main.r
# Create a sample data frame
my_data <- data.frame(
  var1 = c(1, 2, 3, NA, 5),
  var2 = c(2, 4, 6, 8, NA),
  var3 = c(NA, 5, 7, 9, 11)
)

# Use the summary function to summarise all variables
summary(my_data)
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This will give you an output showing the minimum, 1st quartile, median, mean, 3rd quartile, and maximum values for each variable, as well as any missing or 'NA' values.

main.r
     var1            var2             var3     
 Min.   :1.000   Min.   :2.000   Min.   : 5.00  
 1st Qu.:2.000   1st Qu.:4.000   1st Qu.: 7.00  
 Median :3.000   Median :6.000   Median : 9.00  
 Mean   :2.75    Mean   :5.000   Mean   : 8.25  
 3rd Qu.:4.000   3rd Qu.:8.000   3rd Qu.:11.00  
 Max.   :5.000   Max.   :NA     Max.   :NA     
 NA's   :1       NA's   :1       NA's   :1
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