Overdispersion
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Overdispersion
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In statistics, overdispersion is the presence of greater variability in a data set than would be expected based on a given statistical model. A common task in applied statistics is choosing a parametric model to fit a given set of empirical observations. This necessitates an assessment of the fit of the chosen model. It is usually possible to choose the model parameters in such a way that the theoretical population mean of the model is approximately equal to the sample mean. However, especially
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Presence of greater variability in a data set than would be expected
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overdispersion
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2023-12-09T04:33:13Z
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