What is a easy way to learn the definitions in statistics.  For example  statistics sample population data parameter variable

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What is a easy way to learn the definitions in statistics.  For example 

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sample

population

data

parameter

variable

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It will be easy to learn the definitions in the following way:

 

Population:

Population consists of the complete subjects that are included in the study for making inferences.

Sample:

It is a subset of the population. In other words, it is a representative part of the population.

Statistic:

The statistical measure that describes the features of the sample that is taken from the population is termed as a statistic. A statistic is calculated based on sample observations.

Parameter:

The statistical measure that describes the features of the population is termed as a parameter. A parameter is calculated based on the population observations. It is value that tells something about a population and is opposite from a statistic, which tells smoothing about a small part of the population.

 

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