Dictionary
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disjoint setsAlso: disjoint sets. Two sets are disjoint when they have no element in common. [Deutsch] | |
DispersionAlso: Variability. The extent to which a distribution is spread. [Deutsch] | |
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expectation valueAlso: expected value. Of a discrete random variable: the probability-weighted average of all possible values. Of a continuous random variable: the integral of the random variable with respect to ist probability measure. [Deutsch] | |
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identically distributed random variableAlso: uniformly distributed variable. All outcomes of a random experiment are equally likel. [Deutsch] | |
independent variableA change in the independent variable causes a change in the dependent variable. [Deutsch] | |
inferential statisticsUses a random sample taken from a population to make inferences about the population. [Deutsch] | |
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pairwise disjointAny two sets are two disjoint [Deutsch] | |
power set (of S)contains all the subsets of S [Deutsch] | |
probabilityA numerical description of how likely an event is to occur. The value range is between 0 and 1. [Deutsch] | |
probability distributionA statistical function that describes all the possible values that a random variable can take. [Deutsch] | |