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Record 1 2012-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Methods
  • Statistical Surveys
CONT

A proxy measure is used when it is too difficult to measure exactly what you want to measure. It is a measure that is closely related to what you want to measure, and that is possible to collect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes statistiques
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
CONT

La présente étude examine la possibilité d'élaborer des facteurs de correction pour rajuster les mesures autodéclarées de l'indice de masse corporelle (IMC), une mesure substitutive de l'obésité, de manière à obtenir des mesures plus proches des valeurs mesurées.

Spanish

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