Sample

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A number of observations Hepa img983.gif of a random variable. A sample is a random sample if the probability density describing the probability for the observation of Hepa img631.gif is given by a product

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This implies in particular that the Xi are independent, i.e. that the result of any observation does not influence any other observations. In statistical nomenclature, sample is usually short for random sample , taken from a population .





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