Swelling of the ankle and feet is relatively frequent symptom in most people. In itself it does not represent a disease but rather the symptom of an underlying disease. 1  Causes of swollen ankles and feet are numerous including:  Dependent swelling (edema)
Report Abuse. POPULATION PARAMETER(p) is a value used to represent a certain QUANTIFIABLE characteristic of a population. This is like the mean or variance of a population and often these values are unknown, and are estimated using sample data.
Key Definitions. To understand simple random sampling, you need to first understand a few key definitions. 1  The total set of observations that can be made is called the population. 2  A sample is a set of observations drawn from a population. 3  A parameter is a measurable characteristic of a population, such as a mean or standard deviation.