Population

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-008061",
  "term": "Population",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The complete set of all possible measurements or outcomes that are of interest in a statistical study. In meteorology, a population could be all the temperature readings at a specific station over a 30-year period or all the hailstones produced by a particular storm. Samples are drawn from the population to make inferences about its overall characteristics, such as its mean or variance.",
  "synonyms": [
    "universe"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "sample"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/population/"
}