public StatsDataSet(String p)
	{
		//set the path
		this.path = p;

		//check the path exists
		if (Common.fileExist(this.path))
		{
			//if it exists, get the row and column count for the CSV file
			int[] dimensions = CSVFile.getRow_AND_ColumnCount(this.path);
			COLUMNS = dimensions[0];
			ROWS = dimensions[1];

			//populate the array list with data
			content = CSVFile.getCSVContentsAsMatrix(this.path);
		}
	}