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WEIBULL PARAMETER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Probability (Statistics)
- Wind Energy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shape parameter
1, record 1, English, shape%20parameter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A parameter used to describe the variation of a Weibull distribution about the mean. 2, record 1, English, - shape%20parameter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Probabilités (Statistique)
- Énergie éolienne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- paramètre de forme
1, record 1, French, param%C3%A8tre%20de%20forme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Paramètre utilisé pour décrire la variation d'une distribution de Weibull par rapport à la moyenne. 2, record 1, French, - param%C3%A8tre%20de%20forme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Probabilidad (Estadística)
- Energía eólica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- parámetro de forma
1, record 1, Spanish, par%C3%A1metro%20de%20forma
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-05-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- scale parameter
1, record 2, English, scale%20parameter
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- parameter of scale 2, record 2, English, parameter%20of%20scale
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A parameter describing the height of a Weibull distribution. 3, record 2, English, - scale%20parameter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a population standard deviation is a scale parameter, whereas a population mean is not. Generally, parameters which are given by powers of scale parameters are also referred to as scale parameters; in this sense, a population variance would be considered a scale parameter. 4, record 2, English, - scale%20parameter
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- paramètre d'échelle
1, record 2, French, param%C3%A8tre%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- paramètre d'étalement 1, record 2, French, param%C3%A8tre%20d%27%C3%A9talement
correct, masculine noun
- paramètre de dispersion 2, record 2, French, param%C3%A8tre%20de%20dispersion
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le paramètre de dispersion : la détermination de la valeur centrale ne suffit pas à caractériser une série statistique. Les diverses observations peuvent être plus ou moins groupées autour de la valeur centrale et il faut être capable d'exprimer, par un seul nombre, cette dispersion. 2, record 2, French, - param%C3%A8tre%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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