# Toggling summary statistics

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Summary statistics can only be toggled by an Administrator.
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Summary statistics are aggregates of unit-record data, such as an average, sum, most common value or uniqueness metric extracted from metadata distributions. They can be toggled on or off in registry settings.

### How to toggle summary statistics

1. Select 'Aristotle Cloud Dashboard' from the dashboard side panel.

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2. Select 'View registry settings'.

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3. Navigate to the 'Metadata profiles' subheading, and enable or disable 'Summary Statistics'.

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**Note:** The 'Summary Statistics' tab will appear on the item pages of distribution metadata item types (below) when the option is enabled in registry settings.

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