Explain What Is Meant by "Fitness" in Terms of Natural

question 83

Short Answer

Explain what is meant by "fitness" in terms of natural selection.

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Definitions:

Indicator Variable

A variable used in statistical models that takes on the value of 0 or 1 to indicate the absence or presence of some categorical effect or feature.

Smoothing Constant

A parameter used in exponential smoothing methods to adjust the level of smoothing applied to time series data, influencing the weight given to recent versus older observations.

Mean Absolute Deviation

The average of the absolute differences between each data value and the mean of the data set, measuring variability.

Forecast Error

The difference between the actual value and its forecasted value in a time series analysis.