l2_distance

Distance travelled on level

Datafile

shq_results_ip

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	76	5.97%
[Value >= 0]	1	1198	94.03%
	Total	1274	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
408.03	76	368.73868	4088.027	139.78	1198

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