population parameter

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• population parameter — Statistics. 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• population parameter — Statistics. 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… …   Universalium

• population parameter — /pɒpjəˈleɪʃən pəræmətə/ (say popyuh layshuhn puhramuhtuh) noun Statistics a variable entering into the mathematical form of the distribution of a population such that the possible values of the variable correspond to different distributions: the… …  

• Population growth — is the change in population over time, and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals in a population using per unit time for measurement. The term population growth can technically refer to any species, but almost always refers …   Wikipedia

• Population viability analysis — (PVA) is a species specific method of risk assessment frequently used in conservation biology. It is traditionally defined as the process that determines the probability that a population will go extinct within a given number of years. More… …   Wikipedia

• Parameter — For other uses, see Parameter (disambiguation). Parameter from Ancient Greek παρά also “para” meaning “beside, subsidiary” and μέτρον also “metron” meaning “measure”, can be interpreted in mathematics, logic, linguistics, environmental science[1] …   Wikipedia

• population ecology — Introduction       study of the processes that affect the distribution and abundance of animal and plant populations.       A population is a subset of individuals of one species that occupies a particular geographic area and, in sexually… …   Universalium

• parameter — One of many dimensions or ways of measuring or describing an object or evaluating a subject : 1. In a mathematical expression, an arbitrary constant that can possess different values, each value defining other expressions, and can determine the… …   Medical dictionary

• Population dynamics of fisheries — A fishery is an area with an associated fish or aquatic population which is harvested for its commercial or recreational value. Fisheries can be wild or farmed. Population dynamics describes the ways in which a given population grows and shrinks… …   Wikipedia

• parameter — noun Etymology: New Latin, from para + Greek metron measure more at measure Date: 1852 1. a. an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (as a family of curves); also a quantity (as a mean or variance) that describes a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• parameter — A constant or numerical description of some property of a population (which may be real or imaginary). Cf. statistic …   Fisheries — dictionary