Degrees of freedom

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-004908",
  "term": "Degrees of freedom",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The number of independent pieces of information available to estimate a parameter or the number of independent variables in a statistical model. In atmospheric science, this concept is applied in statistical analyses of climate data and in the design of experiments. For a sample of size 'n', the degrees of freedom for estimating the population variance is typically 'n-1'.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/degrees-of-freedom/"
}