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Central Limit Theorem

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-004535

If random samples of size n are repeatedly drawn from a population of any distribution, the distribution of sample means converges to the normal distribution. The approximation improves as n increases.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-004535
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA Definitions of Terms Relevant to PRA and References for Further Reading at http://www.epa.gov/oswer/riskassessment/rags3adt/pdf/appendixe.pdf
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004535",
  "term": "Central Limit Theorem",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "If random samples of size n are repeatedly drawn from a population of any distribution, the distribution of sample means converges to the normal distribution. The approximation improves as n increases.",
  "references": [
    "EPA Definitions of Terms Relevant to PRA and References for Further Reading at http://www.epa.gov/oswer/riskassessment/rags3adt/pdf/appendixe.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/central-limit-theorem/"
}

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