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BACKGROUND VALUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Soil Science
- Statistics
- Soil Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- background value
1, record 1, English, background%20value
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A statistical characteristic of the background content. 1, record 1, English, - background%20value
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The ISO 11074 standard on soil quality defines "statistical characteristic" as a "numerical value calculated from a variate of a chosen parameter of a population." Examples of the statistical characteristics are the mean, the median, the standard deviation or thepercentiles of the ordered frequency distribution. 2, record 1, English, - background%20value
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
background value: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). 3, record 1, English, - background%20value
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
- Science du sol
- Statistique
- Pollution du sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- valeur de fond
1, record 1, French, valeur%20de%20fond
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caractéristique statistique de la concentration de fond. 1, record 1, French, - valeur%20de%20fond
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la norme ISO 11074 sur la qualité du sol, le terme «caractéristique statistique» est défini comme étant la «valeur numérique calculée à partir d'un ensemble de valeurs d'un paramètre choisi d'une population». Des exemples de caractéristiques statistiques sont la moyenne, la médiante, l'écart-type ou les percentiles de la fréquence de distribution. 2, record 1, French, - valeur%20de%20fond
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
valeur de fond : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO). 3, record 1, French, - valeur%20de%20fond
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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