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VALEUR ABERRANTE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
DEF

An observed value that is so different from the other observation values as to lead one to suspect that an error has been made or that chance has played a part.

OBS

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

OBS

outlier: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
DEF

Valeur d'une observation qui s'écarte tellement des valeurs des autres observations qu'on est en droit de soupçonner la présence d'une erreur ou l'effet du hasard.

OBS

valeur aberrante; observation aberrante : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

OBS

donnée aberrante : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estadística
DEF

Número pequeño de elementos de una muestra tan diferenciados de los restantes que cabe preguntarse si no pertenecen a una población diferente o si la técnica de muestreo es defectuosa.

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