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ACCURACY MEAN [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

The closeness of agreement between the true value and the mean result which would be obtained by applying an experimental procedure a very large number of times.

OBS

The smaller the systematic part of the experimental errors which affect the result, the more accurate is the procedure.

OBS

accuracy of the mean: term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • mean accuracy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Étroitesse de l'accord entre la valeur vraie et le résultat moyen qui serait obtenu en appliquant un procédé expérimental un grand nombre de fois.

OBS

Le procédé est d'autant plus juste que la partie systématique des erreurs expérimentales qui affectent les résultats est moindre.

OBS

justesse : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estadística
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Proximidad entre el valor real y el resultado promedio que se obtendría aplicando el procedimiento experimental un gran número de veces.

OBS

Mientras más pequeña sea la parte simétrica de los errores experimentales que afectan los resultados, más exacto es el procedimiento.

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