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DEGRES LIBERTE [3 records]

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Record 1 2014-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Methods
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
DEF

The number of independent comparisons that can be made between the members of a sample of patients.

OBS

This concept refers to the number of independent contributions to a sampling distribution (such as chi-square distribution). In a contingency table, it is the number of cells that can be filled freely, without changing the totals. In a table with i lines and j columns, ddl = (i – 1)*(j - 1) (for example, in a 2 x 2 table comparing two groups for a dichotomous outcome, such as death, the chi-square distribution associated with it has one degree of freedom).

OBS

degree of freedom: term usually used in the plural.

OBS

degree of freedom: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

Key term(s)
  • degrees of freedom

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes statistiques
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
DEF

Nombre de comparaisons indépendantes pouvant être faites entre les membres d’un échantillon de patients.

OBS

Cette notion fait référence au nombre de contributions indépendantes à une distribution d’échantillonnage (comme la distribution du khi carré). Dans un tableau de contingence, c’est le nombre de cellules que l’on peut remplir librement sans modifier les totaux. Dans un tableau à i lignes et j colonnes, ddl = (i - 1)*(j - 1) (par exemple, dans un tableau 2 x 2 comparant deux groupes par rapport à un résultat dichotomique, comme la mort, la distribution du khi carré qui lui est associée a un degré de liberté).

OBS

degré de liberté : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

OBS

degré de liberté; ddl; dl : terme, abréviations et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Key term(s)
  • degrés de liberté

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A measure of the redundancy in a network.

OBS

Term and definition provided by the Canadian Hydrographic Service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Télédétection
DEF

Mesure de la redondance dans un réseau.

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Navigation Instruments
  • Commercial Fishing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de navigation
  • Pêche commerciale
OBS

Terme provenant du Glossaire des Pêches et des Océans, 1991.

Spanish

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