Concept information
Preferred term
calculus
Definition
- A branch of mathematics that analyzes rates of change, motion, and the slopes of curves, including density curves such as the ∗normal distribution. Its importance to statistics is that its formulas indicate how much the ∗dependent variable changes given a very small change in the independent variable. [Source: Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology; Calculus]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/calculus
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