Continuous Population

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006464",
  "term": "Continuous Population",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Continuous populations or resources generally can be thought of as resources that cover an geographical area. As an example assume that a study of one of the Great Lakes, e.g., Lake Ontario, requires an estimate of the percent of the lake area with an unacceptable concentration of dissolved oxygen. In this case the target population is the entire surface area of Lake Ontario and the elements of the target population are all points within the lake. Conceptually, dissolved oxygen can be measured everywhere on the lake (an infinite number of points). See: Target Population FAQ (http://www.epa.gov/nheerl/arm/surdesignfaqs.htm#whatpopulation).\n\n2. Continuous populations or resources generally can be thought of as resources that cover an geographical area. As an example assume that a study of one of the Great Lakes, e.g., Lake Ontario, requires an estimate of the percent of the lake area with an unacceptable concentration of dissolved oxygen. In this case the target population is the entire surface area of Lake Ontario and the elements of the target population are all points within the lake. Conceptually, dissolved oxygen can be measured everywhere on the lake (an infinite number of points).",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Aquatic Resource Monitoring - Terminology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/continuous-population/"
}