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A '''statistical parameter''' is a parameter that indexes a [[Indexed family|family]] of [[probability distribution]]s. It can be regarded as a numerical characteristic of a [[Statistical population|population]] or a [[statistical model]].<ref>Everitt, B. S.; Skrondal, A. (2010), ''The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics'', [[Cambridge University Press]].</ref>