National open university of nigeria introduction to econometrics II eco 356



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Introduction to Econometrics ECO 356 Course Guide and Course Material
Introduction to Econometrics ECO 356 Course Guide and Course Material
1.1.3.4.1 Some terminology


INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS II

ECO 306

NOUN
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i.
Element: An element is an object on which a measurement is made,which could be a voter in an area, a product as it comes off the assembly line or a plant in afield that has either flowered or not.
ii.
Population: A population is a collection of elements about which we wish to make an inference. The population must be clearly defined before the sample is taken.
iii.
Sampling units: These are some overlapping collections of elements from the population that covers the entire population. The sampling units partition the population of interest. The sampling units could be households or individual voters.
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