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...<- function(mydata) { + require(e1071) + quantls <- quantile(x=mydata, probs=seq(from=0, to=1, by=0.25)) + themean <- mean(mydata) + thesd <- sd(mydata) + kurt <- kurtosis(mydata) + skew <- skewness(mydata) + retlist <- list(Quantiles=quantls, Mean=themean, StandDev=thesd, + Skewness=skew, Kurtosis=kurt) + return(retlist) + } > descstats <- desc(exampledata) Loading required package: e1071 Error in desc(exampledata) : could not find function "kurtosis" In addition: Warning message: In library(package, lib.loc = lib.loc,...

Hi all, I'm looking for a package that will give me comprehensive set of descriptive statistics, including skew and kurtosis. Also, is there a similar package that will provide multivariate descriptive statistics as well? Thanks in advance, David -- =========================================================================== David Kaplan, Ph.D. Professor Department of Educational