What are Degrees of Freedom?

Aaron Zhu
Python in Plain English
3 min readJan 5, 2023

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Degrees of freedom is a term used in statistics to describe the number of independent observations in a sample or a statistical test. It is an important concept because it determines the precision and reliability of the sample estimates and statistical tests.

What are degrees of freedom?

The degrees of freedom are defined as the number of independent values that can…

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