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Session Unit 2:
LOS 8.b: Define a parameter, a sample 8. Statistical Concepts and Market Returns
statistic, and a frequency distribution, p132.
A parameter is a population or sample (statistic) measure e.g. mean return and the SD (risk).
A frequency distribution (fd) is a tabular presentation of statistical data (usually based on
measurement scales: nominal, ordinal, internal or ration)
Can you construct a fd?
