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PRECISION ESTIMATES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Statistics
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- precision of estimates
1, record 1, English, precision%20of%20estimates
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the degree to which repeated estimates under unchanged conditions show the same results[, precision being] the quality or state of being precise [exactness]. 2, record 1, English, - precision%20of%20estimates
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A simulation of the effects of increasing observer coverage on the precision of estimates of bycatch for the seven species of interest was performed. Precision of an unbiased estimate does improve with higher levels of observer coverage. Specific objectives for precision need to be established on a species-specific basis. 3, record 1, English, - precision%20of%20estimates
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Statistique
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- précision des estimations
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9cision%20des%20estimations
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On a procédé à une simulation des effets d'une hausse de la présence d'observateurs sur la précision des estimations de captures accessoires des sept espèces considérées. La précision d’une estimation non biaisée s'améliore avec un plus haut degré de présence d'observateurs. Il y a lieu d'établir des objectifs spécifiques en matière de précision, espèce par espèce. 2, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9cision%20des%20estimations
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-12-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Mineral Prospecting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- precision of estimates 1, record 2, English, precision%20of%20estimates
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The precision of estimates depends on the sample size/its absolute, not its relative size/and can, consequently, be determined according to the purpose of the sampling survey. (I. Paenson, Systematic Glossary of the Terminology of Statistical Methods, 1970, p. 386) 1, record 2, English, - precision%20of%20estimates
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Prospection minière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- précision des estimations
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9cision%20des%20estimations
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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