"overdispersion" meaning in All languages combined

See overdispersion on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-overdispersion.wav Forms: overdispersions [plural]
Etymology: From over- + dispersion. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|dispersion}} over- + dispersion Head templates: {{en-noun}} overdispersion (plural overdispersions)
  1. (statistics) The presence of greater dispersion in a data set than would be expected according to the statistical model in use. Wikipedia link: overdispersion

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