datapercentage
Datapercentage is a statistical measure that represents the share of observations in a dataset that satisfy a certain condition or belong to a particular category, expressed as a percentage. It is calculated by dividing the size of the subset by the total size of the dataset and multiplying by 100. The denominator typically refers to the number of valid observations, excluding missing data, unless otherwise specified.
Example: In a dataset of 200 respondents, 50 answered “Yes” to a question. The datapercentage for “Yes”
Datapercentage is closely related to relative frequency and to the concept of a percent distribution. It differs
Best practices for reporting datapercentage include presenting both raw counts and percentages, clearly stating the denominator