In: Statistics and Probability
define the term population ,sample parameters
Population: In statistics, a population is the entire pool from which a statistical sample is drawn.The population or the aggregate of individuals to which the survey results would apply, must be clearly and unambiguously defined. The geographical, demographic and other boundaries of the population must be specified so that no ambiguity arises regarding the coverage of the survey. For example: a population maybe an entire group of people, objects, events, measurements etc.
Sample: The part of the population selected by sampling is called a sample.
Example: Let's say there were 200,000 test-takers who sat for the GRE exam in 2019. The random sample of size 1000 drawn from this population.
Parameters: A parameter is a numerical quantity that characterizes a given population or tells us something about the whole population. For example, population mean, population standard deviation etc are parameters.