{smcl}
{* 23feb2005}{...}
{cmd:help inspect}{right:dialog:  {bf:{dialog inspect}}}
{hline}

{title:Title}

{p2colset 5 20 22 2}{...}
{p2col :{hi:[D] inspect} {hline 2}}Display simple summary of data's
attributes{p_end}
{p2colreset}{...}


{title:Syntax}

{p 8 16 2}
{opt ins:pect}
[{varlist}]
{ifin}

{p 4 6 2}
{opt by} may be used with {opt inspect}; see {helpb by}.


{title:Description}

{pstd}
The {opt inspect} command provides a quick summary of a numeric variable that
differs from that provided by {helpb summarize} or {helpb tabulate}.  It
reports the number of negative, zero, and positive values; the number of
integers and nonintegers; the number of unique values; and the number of
missing; and it produces a small histogram.  Its purpose is not analytical but
is to allow you to quickly gain familiarity with unknown data.


{title:Example}

    {cmd:. inspect mpg}


{title:Also see}

{psee}
Manual:  {bf:[D] inspect}

{psee}
Online:  {helpb codebook},
{helpb compare},
{helpb describe},
{helpb isid},
{helpb lv},
{helpb summarize},
{helpb table},
{helpb tabsum},
{helpb tabulate}
{p_end}