{"id":648,"date":"2021-04-27T07:29:52","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T07:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/what-is\/statistical-population\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T07:29:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T07:29:52","slug":"statistical-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/what-is\/statistical-population\/","title":{"rendered":"Statistical population"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is population in statistics?<\/h2>\n

The statistical population consists of the collection of a set of items or subjects<\/strong> that have common characteristics, in order to study them and draw specific conclusions to determine results.<\/p>\n

Depending on the size of the population studied, the result can be finite or infinite.<\/strong> If the result of the investigated sets is infinite, these are considered conceptual or artificial, since every population must have a specific result when being studied.<\/p>\n

Statistical population types<\/h2>\n

There are several types of statistical population:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finite population<\/h3>\n

That population that is composed of a small number of elements, articles or subjects.<\/p>\n

For example<\/strong>:<\/em> number of motorcycles sold during the month of September or number of students in a given school.<\/p>\n

Infinite population<\/h3>\n

That population that is composed of a large number of elements.<\/p>\n

For example<\/strong>: the number of liters of water in the sea or the number of grains of sand on a beach.<\/p>\n

Real population<\/h3>\n

That population that is made up of a group of existing and merely verifiable things.<\/p>\n

For example<\/strong>:<\/em> the number of users who visit a website during a month or the number of seasons of a series.<\/p>\n

Hypothetical population<\/h3>\n

That population made up of a possible group of certain things, but difficult to verify.<\/p>\n

For example<\/strong>: how many people are supposed to survive a certain earthquake or how a certain population would react to an economic crisis.<\/p>\n

Random population<\/h3>\n

That population that depends on the alteration of its qualities, without an apparent cause.<\/p>\n

For example<\/strong>: the weight of a certain food that varies according to its size.<\/p>\n

Dependent population<\/h3>\n

That population that depends on a certain cause.<\/p>\n

For example<\/strong>: the increase in sales of a product during a good economic period in the country.<\/p>\n

Polynomial population<\/h3>\n

That population whose characteristics must be measured and taken into account.<\/p>\n

For example<\/strong>: when a population census is carried out, the characteristics and qualities (age, income) of the inhabitants will be different.<\/p>\n

Statistical Population Examples<\/h2>\n

Here are some examples of statistical population:<\/p>\n

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  • By setting the number of children<\/strong> that there is for each worker in a company, the company's employees would represent the population.<\/li>\n
  • When estimating the average cholesterol level of a country, all the inhabitants would be the population<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • To know how many people smoke cigarettes<\/strong> in a city, all the inhabitants of the city would be the population.<\/li>\n
  • When investigating how many schools in the country offer a comprehensive and effective education, <\/strong>the schools would be the population.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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