Degree Of Freedom (Noun)
Meaning 1
(statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The number of degrees of freedom for a chi-squared test is determined by the number of categories in the frequency distribution.
- In statistical analysis, the degree of freedom is a crucial concept that affects the accuracy of the results.
- The researcher calculated the degrees of freedom for the data set to determine the appropriate statistical test to use.
- A higher degree of freedom in a frequency distribution allows for more precise estimates of population parameters.
- The statistical software automatically calculated the degrees of freedom for the regression analysis.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
One of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.