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What is the MOST scalable way to explore basic data statistics, such as count, mean, max, and standard deviation, using Snowpark and/or pandas?

Explanation

Snowpark DataFrame.describe() calculates count, mean, standard deviation, minimum, and maximum on the Snowflake-side DataFrame. Converting its compact summary result to pandas transfers far less data than calling toPandas() on the full dataset first, so it scales better. Snowpark DataFrame.describe documentation

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