statistical distribution
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- noun
- /stəˈtɪstɪkəl dɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən/
- Specialized
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distribución estadística
- By studying the statistical distribution of age groups, the company could target its advertising more effectively.
Examples
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The statistical distribution was used to analyze the overall form of the data set.
Academic text (1998) -
The selected features are optimized based on their statistical distribution.
Academic text (2016) -
The data were examined to determine the statistical distribution of ozone concentrations over the four years.
Academic text (1998) -
The determination of normal and significant deviations is based on the statistical distribution of prior observations of the variable.
Academic text (1992) -
Descriptive statistics were computed for the data set, including the determination of the data's statistical distribution.
Academic text (1998) -
The null hypothesis condition was set to be that the average measured WDPTs pertaining to the plots are equal and belong to the same statistical distribution.
Academic text (2017) -
The report included a graph showing the statistical distribution of test scores from the survey.
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Researchers analyzed the statistical distribution of rainfall to better understand climate patterns.
Synonyms
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How numbers spread across a set of results, often shown on a graph
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A table or chart that shows how often each value appears in a set of data
How values or chances are spread across a set of data
How Concentrated
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective+noun composition: 'statistical' specifies the domain and 'distribution' names the arrangement of values, so the combined meaning (the distribution of data in a statistical sense) is directly derivable from the parts. Although somewhat technical, this compositional pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The term statistical distribution comes from a simple picture: statistical means 'about numbers' and distribution means 'how things are given out or spread'. Imagine putting scores or marbles into different boxes and counting them; you see each value and 'how often' it happens, so the phrase means how the values are arranged and 'how often' each one appears.