Descriptive Statistics & Summary Tables Skill

This skill generates publication-quality summary statistics tables, balance tables, and correlation matrices — the essential "Table 1" found in every empirical economics paper.

When to Use

• Before any regression: Summarize your sample to understand distributions and detect issues
• For "Data" section of papers: Standard Table 1 with means, SDs, and sample sizes
• Treatment/control comparison: Balance tables with t-tests or normalized differences
• Variable relationships: Correlation matrices for initial exploration

Summary Statistics Table (Table 1)

Python

# Python — publication-quality summary stats
import pandas as pd