A brief look at the data, even without
summarizing, shows that it is possible to gain
some insight into the condition of the data,
albeit with some difficulty. For example it is
possible to say what the maximum and
minimum lengths are. However, when there
is an increase in the number of items in the
data it becomes necessary to carry out some
simple calculations to make data more
comprehensible. Researchers and statisticians
do this by implementing the principles of
descriptive statistics. In addition, in big
sample sizes it is difficult and timeconsuming
to report the characteristics of the
samples individually in articles, and beyond