population parameter

American  

noun

Statistics.

1. a quantity or statistical measure that, for a given population, is fixed and that is used as the value of a variable in some general distribution or frequency function to make it descriptive of that population.

   The mean and variance of a population are population parameters.

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Example Sentences

If we happen to have data for all math classes, we can find the population parameter.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

The confidence interval is likely to include an unknown population parameter.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

The test statistic is not in the tail: Cannot Reject the null, the sample data are compatible with the hypothesized population parameter.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

In a later chapter, we will use the sample statistic to test the validity of the established population parameter.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

Statistic a numerical characteristic of the sample; a statistic estimates the corresponding population parameter.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013