Data profiling of a column
In the Summary tab of a Column asset, in the Descriptive Statistics section, you can see the statistics and metadata of the column. The information is grouped the following way.
| Section | Content |
|---|---|
| Frequency |
A bar chart that shows the values of the different categories. This section is available only for textual, boolean, and numerical data that is considered categorical (Categorical Data = true). |
| Distribution |
A distribution chart for numerical and date and time data. This section is available only if the data type is numerical or date and time. |
| Sample Data |
Sample data is not always shown. For information on sample data, go to About sample data. |
|
Statistics |
Contains the basic statistics of the data, such as number of rows, number of distinct values, minimum value, and maximum value. |
| Metadata |
Contains the metadata of the column, such as column position and whether the column is the primary key. |
| Quantiles |
Contains the quantiles of the data. This section is available only if the data type is numerical. |
The following information is available in the At a glance sidebar:
Table Type
, Data Source Type,
Row Count,
and Technical Data Type. If the At a glance sidebar is hidden, click .
If you use Edge, the profiling results for columns with Text or Geo data type are automatically anonymized. You can anonymize all columns by enabling the Anonymize Edge profiling results for all data types feature.