parametric distribution
[pær.əˈmɛt.rɪk ˌdɪs.trɪˈbju.ʃən]
nounfemininepl: parametric distributions / distribuições paramétricas
distribuição paramétrica
1. A probability distribution whose characteristics are completely determined by a finite set of parameters, such as mean and standard deviation
The normal distribution is a common parametric distribution used in statistical analysis.
A distribuição normal é uma distribuição paramétrica comum usada em análise estatística.
2. In statistics, a distribution that assumes a specific functional form with known properties, allowing for hypothesis testing and inference based on parameter estimation
Researchers used a parametric distribution to model the response times in their experiment.
Os pesquisadores usaram uma distribuição paramétrica para modelar os tempos de resposta em seu experimento.
This is a technical statistical term used primarily in academic, research, and professional analytical contexts in both Brazil and the United States. It is fundamental to classical statistics education and is used uniformly across English and Portuguese-speaking statistical communities without regional variation.
Related Idioms & Phrases
assume a parametric distribution
fit a parametric distribution to data
test for parametric distribution
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