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POPULATION VARIANCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
- Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- population variance
1, record 1, English, population%20variance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- variance 2, record 1, English, variance
correct
- universe variance 3, record 1, English, universe%20variance
correct
- mean square error 4, record 1, English, mean%20square%20error
avoid, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the mean of the squares of the individual deviations from the mean [of a population distribution]. 2, record 1, English, - population%20variance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Is symbolized by sigma squared. 5, record 1, English, - population%20variance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In context, the "population variance" is often referred to as simply "variance". 5, record 1, English, - population%20variance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Mean square error is used in older documents and taken to mean variance. It should not be used in that sense. 4, record 1, English, - population%20variance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
- Mathématiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- variance de la population
1, record 1, French, variance%20de%20la%20population
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- variance 2, record 1, French, variance
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- écart quadratique moyen 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9cart%20quadratique%20moyen
avoid, masculine noun
- écart moyen quadratique 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9cart%20moyen%20quadratique
avoid, masculine noun
- fluctuation 4, record 1, French, fluctuation
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caractéristique de dispersion d'une série statistique [de population] que l'on obtient en divisant la somme des carrés des écarts à la moyenne par le nombre N des observations [...] Sa valeur est très proche de celle de la fluctuation. 5, record 1, French, - variance%20de%20la%20population
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
On la désigne par sigma (lettre grecque minuscule) au carré ou parfois par la lettre V. 3, record 1, French, - variance%20de%20la%20population
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En pratique, on rencontre rarement le terme «variance de la population». Cette notion est presque toujours indiquée par le terme «variance» accompagné du symbole sigma au carré. 3, record 1, French, - variance%20de%20la%20population
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«fluctuation» : La fluctuation se confond avec la variance quand le calcul de la dispersion a comme valeur centrale la moyenne arithmétique. Toutefois, le terme fluctuation a un sens générique par rapport au terme variance. 3, record 1, French, - variance%20de%20la%20population
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
variance : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 3, record 1, French, - variance%20de%20la%20population
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estadística
- Matemáticas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- varianza
1, record 1, Spanish, varianza
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
varianza: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 1, Spanish, - varianza
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