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... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiology > statistics and research methods > degrees of freedom
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiology > statistics and research methods > chi-square test > degrees of freedom
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > curriculum > curriculum studies > inquiry and research > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > chi-square test > degrees of freedom
... > social science subjects > social research > research methods and evaluation > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > chi-square test > degrees of freedom
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > curriculum > curriculum studies > inquiry and research > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > inferential statistics > chi-square test > degrees of freedom
... > social science subjects > social research > research methods and evaluation > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > inferential statistics > chi-square test > degrees of freedom
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > industrial and organizational psychology > foundations: measurement theory and statistics > inferential statistics > chi-square test > degrees of freedom

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degrees of freedom  

Definition(s)

  • a difficult concept which has a bearing on many of the basic inferential statistical techniques. Statistical estimates based on samples often contain redundant information which if included may lead to a systematic bias in the estimate. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Statistics; degrees of freedom]

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