noun
population variance
In statistics, the variance of a whole population, as opposed to a sample. Used in mathematical and scientific contexts.
母分散が既知の場合、検定にはz検定を用いる。
When the population variance is known, a z-test is used for hypothesis testing.
このデータから母分散を推定するのは難しい。
It is difficult to estimate the population variance from this data.