Sample size
In statistical inference, the set of observed data that is used to draw
inferences is called sample. When the sample is made of
realizations
,
...,
of
random variables - or random vectors - then we say that the sample has size
(or that the sample size is
).
You can go to the lecture entitled Statistical inference to read more details about samples and sample size.
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