statistical distribution

/stəˌtɪstəkəl ˈdɪstrəˌbjuʃən/

Definitions of statistical distribution

1. noun

   (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
   synonyms: distribution

   types:

   equidistribution

   a flat distribution having equal frequencies of occurrence

   frequency distribution

   a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable

   Gaussian distribution, normal distribution

   a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance

   Poisson distribution

   a theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to the binomial distribution when the probability is small and the number of trials is large

   sample, sample distribution, sampling

   items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

   Bernoulli distribution, binomial distribution

   a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success

   acceptance sampling

   a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected

   random sample

   a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected

   proportional sample, representative sample, stratified sample

   the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum

   type of:

   arrangement, organisation, organization, system

   an organized structure for arranging or classifying