<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishUmuhimu au maana ni tathmini kwa sehemu kwa kukadiria kutofautiana ndani ya seti ya idadi ya kupata uwezekano kwamba utaratibu inawakilisha sifa ya idadi ya matukio.  <response>: Importance or meaning is assessed in part by estimating the variability within the set of numbers to obtain a probability that the regularity represents the characteristics of the population of instances. 