Dictionary


Browse the glossary using this index

Special | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | ALL

D

dependent variable

The value of a dependent variable depends on the value(s) of independent variable(s).

[Deutsch]

Entry link: dependent variable

descriptive statistics

Summaries of a given data set, which can be either of an entire population or a sample of a population.

[Deutsch]

Entry link: descriptive statistics

deterministic event

An event in which we can predict what will happen according to some model or set of equations. Once we know the starting conditions, we know the endpoint

[Deutsch]

Entry link: deterministic event

discrete variable

The number of values is either finite or countably infinite.

[Deutsch]

Entry link: discrete variable

disjoint sets

Also: disjoint sets. Two sets are disjoint when they have no element in common.

[Deutsch]

Entry link: disjoint sets

Dispersion

Also: Variability. The extent to which a distribution is spread.

[Deutsch]

Entry link: Dispersion