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OPEN CLASS INTERVAL [1 record]

Record 1 1999-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
DEF

A class interval which, at least theoretically, has either no upper class limit or no lower class limit indicated ...

OBS

For example, referring to age groups of individuals, the class interval "65 years and over" is an open class interval.

Key term(s)
  • open-end category
  • open end category

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
OBS

[...] dans le cas de variables discrètes, il arrive que l'amplitude des classes extrêmes soit indéterminée : classes définies par «Moins de...», «...ou plus». Cette imprécision est peu gênante si les effectifs correspondants représentent une fraction faible de la population.

Spanish

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