MEANING
A numerical summary calculated from sample data, used to describe the sample or estimate a population parameter.
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Use in research writing to distinguish observed summaries from population values.Name a sample-based numerical summary used for estimation or description.
Words that belong together
- calculate a sample statistic
- sample statistic estimates
- sample statistic varies
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The survey’s sample statistic differed slightly from the national estimate.
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- sample statistic
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A statistic is computed from observed sample data; it varies across samples, unlike a fixed population parameter.
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