Numbers and measures

Population

The whole group you want to know about.

  • Numbers and measures

Definition

The whole group you want to know about. A measure is only meaningful once you say which population it covers. Two figures with the same name can describe different populations.

Also called

Target population

Example

Nord Signal's pass success rate covers contracted passes only. Cancelled passes and test passes are not in its population.

Nord Signal AB is a fictional company created for Insyt.

For your role

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Why it matters

Knowing the population defines who your results apply to.

Where it is used

Surveys, research and statistics.