When sampled data—units that were selected and measured—are shown in such a way where we can see patterns of variation (such as shape, center, and spread); sample distributions can be seen in visualizations such as histograms, boxplots, etc. but also in summaries of data such as the 5-number summary; sample distribution" and "distribution of data" are used interchangeably.
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sample()
The sample() function will take a random sample of rows from the data frame, without replacement (of the specified sample size). For random sampling with replacement, see the resample() function. Example 1: You can take a closer look at how the ...
distribution triad
Distribution triad means sample distribution, DGP/population distribution and sampling distribution.
F-Distribution
The F-Distribution is a probability distribution that models the sampling distribution of F under the empty model (the null hypothesis that there is no effect of the explanatory variable); this theoretical distribution takes into account both model ...
spread of a distribution
The spread of a distribution is how spread out or wide the distribution is; a way to characterize how much variability there is in the sample on a particular variable.
t distribution
T distribution is a probability distribution that is very similar but slightly more variable than the normal distribution. The t distribution has a slightly different shape depending on the degrees of freedom used to estimate . And for very large ...