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Statistical vs Overdispersion - What's the difference?

statistical | overdispersion |

As an adjective statistical

is of or pertaining to statistics.

As a noun overdispersion is

(statistics) the presence of greater dispersion in a data set than would be expected according to the statistical model in use.

statistical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to statistics.
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    • , author= , title=Pixels or Perish , volume=100, issue=2, page=106 , magazine= citation , passage=Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.}}

    Derived terms

    * statistical analysis * statistical inference * statistical mechanics * statistical significance

    overdispersion

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia overdispersion) (en noun)
  • (statistics) The presence of greater dispersion in a data set than would be expected according to the statistical model in use.