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a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
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a variable or a factor, as in: The following parameters serve as guidelines for decison-making by the school site councils.
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"A ""constant"" or numerical description of some property of a population (which may be real or imaginary). Cf. statistic."
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A number that describes a population. FOR EXAMPLE, percent of males in the population.
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A quantity that describes a statistical population.
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