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DESIGN FACTOR [2 records]

Record 1 1999-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
DEF

The ratio of the ultimate load a member will sustain to the safe permissible load placed on it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
DEF

[...] rapport de la charge de rupture sur la charge d'utilisation.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marketing Research
  • Statistical Surveys
DEF

Term used particularly in market research to indicate the level of efficiency and reliability of a sample used for a survey. The datum point is that a completely random sample has a design factor of 1.0. If a sample is said to have a design factor of 1.2 this means that the standard error for the resulting survey findings is increased by a factor of 0.2 or 20 per cent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étude du marché
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)

Spanish

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