parameter
- noun
- /pəˈræmɪtər/
- Specialized
- Mean values (SE) of various haematological parameters for the animals were also computed.
- parameter estimates
- population parameter
- parameter values
Examples
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Table 2 displays the parameter estimates from the multilevel longitudinal analysis for retention.
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Statistical power was undermined, and the risk of creating bias in the parameter estimates and standard errors was increased.
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Clearly the answer is not because these particular parameters have these particular values.
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And what's interesting, Mike, you know, I'll run a search for different parameters of, of stocks based on value.
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As evident from Figure 6, the input parameter with the largest contribution is the soil moisture content.
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The values for hematological parameters are presented in Table 4.
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A review of her coagulation screen revealed that her bleeding parameters were normal.
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On average, the median and mean differences between the pre-AFMA and AFMA parameters are relatively small.
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EC is also an important water quality parameter that reflects the soluble salts in the water (Wilcox, 1955).
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The study focused on five key parameters that influence crop yield predictions.
Compounds
- Specialized
A number that shows how fast galaxies move apart depending on distance
Surface Forms
Etymology
Parameter comes from Greek parts para- 'beside' and metron 'measure', like the idea in meter. In statistics a parameter is a true measure of a whole group, such as the average, and we try to estimate that number from sample data, which matches the idea of a central 'measure'.