Tag: statistical
Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization (NRSRO)
What is 'Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization - NRSRO' The formal term to describe credit rating agencies that provide credit ratings that...
Mean Reversion
What is the Mean Reversion? Mean reversion is a theory according to which the prices return back to the mean. This mean can be...
Random Factor Analysis
What is 'Random Factor Analysis' A statistical analysis performed to determine the origin of random data figures collected. Random factor analysis is...
Sampling Error
DefinitionIn statistics, sampling error is incurred when the statistical characteristics of a population are estimated from a subset, or sample, of that population. Since...
Sampling
What is 'Sampling' Sampling is a process used in statistical analysis in which a predetermined number of observations are taken from a...
Sample Selection Bias
DefinitionIn statistics, sampling bias is a bias in which a sample is collected in such a way that some members of the intended population...
Sampling Distribution
What is a sampling distribution
A sampling distribution is a function that shows how a statistic varies across different samples of data drawn from a...
Standard Deviation
In mathematics, standard deviation is the degree of the dispersion from a set of data’s mean. The SD is higher when the data is...
Quartile
DefinitionA quartile is a type of quantile. The first quartile is defined as the middle number between the smallest number and the median of...
Qualitative Analysis
What is 'Qualitative Analysis' Qualitative analysis is a securities analysis that uses subjective judgment based on unquantifiable information, such as management expertise,...