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GALTON DISTRIBUTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Probability (Statistics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lognormal distribution
1, record 1, English, lognormal%20distribution
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- log-normal distribution 1, record 1, English, log%2Dnormal%20distribution
correct
- log-normal law 1, record 1, English, log%2Dnormal%20law
correct
- logarithmic normal distribution 1, record 1, English, logarithmic%20normal%20distribution
correct
- Gibrat distribution 1, record 1, English, Gibrat%20distribution
correct
- Gibrat's distribution 2, record 1, English, Gibrat%27s%20distribution
correct
- Gibrat law 1, record 1, English, Gibrat%20law
correct
- Galton-McAllister distribution 1, record 1, English, Galton%2DMcAllister%20distribution
correct
- Galton distribution 3, record 1, English, Galton%20distribution
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A random variable X is said to have a logarithmic normal distribution (or lognormal distribution) if the logarithm of the variate is normally distributed. 4, record 1, English, - lognormal%20distribution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Gibrat(s) distribution" is sometimes defined as a form of the lognormal distribution. See KESTA, 1971, p. 62. 5, record 1, English, - lognormal%20distribution
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lognormal
- logarithmic normal law
- Galton-McAllister law
- Galton-MacAllister distribution
- Galton-MacAllister law
- Galton-McAlister law
- Galton-McAlister distribution
- Galton-MacAlister distribution
- Galton-MacAlister law
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Probabilités (Statistique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- distribution log-normale
1, record 1, French, distribution%20log%2Dnormale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- distribution normale logarithmique 2, record 1, French, distribution%20normale%20logarithmique
correct
- loi lognormale 3, record 1, French, loi%20lognormale
correct, feminine noun
- loi normale logarithmique 2, record 1, French, loi%20normale%20logarithmique
correct
- distribution lognormale 3, record 1, French, distribution%20lognormale
correct, feminine noun
- loi de Galton 4, record 1, French, loi%20de%20Galton
correct, feminine noun
- distribution de Galton 5, record 1, French, distribution%20de%20Galton
correct, feminine noun
- loi de Gibrat 6, record 1, French, loi%20de%20Gibrat
correct, feminine noun
- distribution de Gibrat 7, record 1, French, distribution%20de%20Gibrat
correct, feminine noun
- loi de l'effet proportionnel de Gibrat 8, record 1, French, loi%20de%20l%27effet%20proportionnel%20de%20Gibrat
correct, feminine noun
- loi de l'effet proportionnel 9, record 1, French, loi%20de%20l%27effet%20proportionnel
correct, feminine noun
- loi log-laplacienne 10, record 1, French, loi%20log%2Dlaplacienne
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- loi gausso-logarithmique 5, record 1, French, loi%20gausso%2Dlogarithmique
correct, feminine noun
- loi de Galton-MacAlister 2, record 1, French, loi%20de%20Galton%2DMacAlister
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loi aux termes de laquelle les effets entraînés par la variation d'un caractère sont proportionnels à l'intensité même de ce caractère ou à la grandeur du phénomène. [...] d'après la loi de Galton, c'est le logarithme de la variable qui est distribué normalement. 11, record 1, French, - distribution%20log%2Dnormale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
loi log-laplacienne; loi log-normale : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR. 12, record 1, French, - distribution%20log%2Dnormale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lognormale
- loi logarithmiconormale
- distribution logarithmiconormale
- distribution log-laplacienne
- distribution gausso-logarithmique
- distribution de Galton-MacAlister
- loi de Galton-McAlister
- distribution de Galton-McAlister
- loi de Galton-MacAllister
- distribution de Galton-MacAllister
- loi de Galton-McAllister
- distribution de Galton-McAllister
- répartition log-normale
- distribution logarithmique normale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
- Probabilidad (Estadística)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- distribución log-normal
1, record 1, Spanish, distribuci%C3%B3n%20log%2Dnormal
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- distribución de Galton 1, record 1, Spanish, distribuci%C3%B3n%20de%20Galton
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ley de distribución normal transformada en la que la variable es reemplazada por su logaritmo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - distribuci%C3%B3n%20log%2Dnormal
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