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Add "df.describe()" (#24664)

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``` ```
This will show the last 5 rows of the data frame. This will show the last 5 rows of the data frame.
To show descriptive statistics, such as the shape and central tendency of the dataset, the `describe` method can be used:
```python
df.describe()
```
This will show the `count`, `mean`, `std`, `min`, `max` among others for numeric data.
## Subsetting ## Subsetting
A data frame can be subset in many ways. One of the simplest is getting a single column. For instance, if the data frame `df` contains a column named `age`, we can extract it as follows: A data frame can be subset in many ways. One of the simplest is getting a single column. For instance, if the data frame `df` contains a column named `age`, we can extract it as follows:
```python ```python