Math terms and concepts
6762057582 | p + q = 1 | Hardy-Weinberg equation for allele frequency | 0 | |
6762057583 | p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1 | Hardy-Weinberg equation for genotype frequency | 1 | |
6762057584 | p | In Hardy-weinberg equations, the frequency of the dominant allele in the population | 2 | |
6762057585 | q | In Hardy-weinberg equations, the frequency of the recessive allele in the population | 3 | |
6762057586 | p2 (p squared) | In Hardy-weinberg equations, the percentage of homozygous dominant individuals | 4 | |
6762057587 | 2pq | In Hardy-weinberg equations, the percentage of heterozygous individuals | 5 | |
6762057588 | q2 (q squared) | In Hardy-weinberg equations, the percentage of homozygous recessive individuals | 6 | |
6762100188 | dN/dt = B - D | The equation for population growth | 7 | |
6762115274 | Standard Error | A statistical term that measures the accuracy with which a sample represents a population. | 8 | |
6762144020 | Mean | The average value | 9 | |
6762158100 | Chi Square Analysis | A measurement of how expectations compare to results. | 10 | |
6762165556 | Degrees of Freedom | In chi square analysis, the number of distinct possible outcomes minus one | 11 | |
6762174632 | Range | Value obtained by subtracting the smallest observation (sample minimum) from the greatest (sample maximum) | 12 | |
6762181424 | Median | The middle value that separates the greater and lesser halves of a data set | 13 | |
6763591777 | Mode | The value that occurs most frequently in a data set | 14 | |
6763623044 | N | In population growth equations, the population size | 15 | |
6763626876 | Exponential growth | Growing multiplicatively | ![]() | 16 |
6763639145 | Logistic growth | When growth rate decreases as population reaches a carrying capacity | ![]() | 17 |
6763652331 | Carrying capacity | The maximum number of individuals in a population that the environment can support. When a population is here birth rate will equal death rate. | 18 | |
6763665188 | B | In the population growth equation, the number of births in a population | 19 | |
6763665189 | b | In the population growth rate equation, the birth rate of a population | 20 | |
6763666732 | D | In the population growth equation, the number of deaths in a population | 21 | |
6763666733 | d | In the population growth rate equation, the death rate of a population | 22 |