Population Census (2008): 8.26 millionGDP Growth: -2.30% (2021)Inflation Rate: 58.21% (May, 2025)
Population Census (2008): 8.26 millionGDP Growth: -2.30% (2021)Inflation Rate: 58.21% (May, 2025)

Statistical Glossary

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Confidence Interval

A range of values that is likely to contain the population parameter with a specified level of confidence.

Statistical Methods

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

The total monetary value of all finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period.

Economic Statistics

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values from their mean.

Statistical Methods

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

A measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services.

Economic Statistics

Sampling Frame

A list of all the units in the population from which a sample is selected.

Data Collection

Correlation

A statistical measure that expresses the extent to which two variables are linearly related.

Statistical Methods