From a666713b5afb63141410fac8da3d2c939bc65fc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Loic Guegan Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2023 18:58:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Minor changes --- source/statistics/notations.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/statistics/notations.rst b/source/statistics/notations.rst index ce304b6..d111887 100644 --- a/source/statistics/notations.rst +++ b/source/statistics/notations.rst @@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ Two different notation conventions are used. The one to use depends if you are w - :math:`\sigma` - :math:`s` +To determine the metric of a population (say :math:`\mu`) using a sample, we use an estimator. +In the case of :math:`\mu`, we use :math:`\overline{x}` as an estimator. + +.. note:: + Estimators can also be denoted with the hat symbol. + For example :math:`\hat{\mu}\equiv\overline{x}`. + Operators ==========