In statistics, descriptive statistics refers to the analysis and presentation of data in a summary form, such as through tables, graphs, and measures of central tendency (e.g., mean, median, mode). It is concerned with describing and summarizing data, rather than making inferences or predictions based on the data. Descriptive statistics can be useful for organizing and understanding large sets of data and for identifying patterns and trends in the data. Some common examples of descriptive statistics include frequency distributions, bar graphs, histograms, scatterplots, and measures of central tendency and dispersion (e.g., mean, median, range, variance).