Population

Pronunciation: /ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ Explain

In statistics, a population is an entire set of things about which inferences are to be drawn. Inferences are often based on a random sample taken from the population.

Examples of populations:

• All of the students in a school.
• 18-25 year olds in a market area.
• Frogs of a certain species in New Guinea.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, population. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 142. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Population. 3/29/2019. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/p/population.html.

Revision History

12/26/2018: Added link to article Inference. (McAdams, David E.)
12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
12/1/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup. (McAdams, David E.)
8/3/2018: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)