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WEIGHTED FACTORS [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
- Actuarial Practice
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mortality projection factor
1, record 1, English, mortality%20projection%20factor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
a) the rate of mortality for any contributor is the average of the rates of mortality for contributors who receive benefits in relation to a disability and contributors who receive benefits not in relation to a disability, of the same age group as the contributor, as set out in the actuarial valuation report laid before Parliament in accordance with section 45 of the Act [Public Service Superannuation Act], taking into account the mortality projection factors set out in that report, which average is weighted in accordance with the benefits paid to contributors in relation to a disability and to contributors other than in relation to a disability;... 1, record 1, English, - mortality%20projection%20factor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
- Actuariat
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- facteur de projection de la mortalité
1, record 1, French, facteur%20de%20projection%20de%20la%20mortalit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
a) le taux de mortalité pour un contributeur correspond à la moyenne des taux de mortalité des contributeurs qui touchent des prestations pour cause d'invalidité et de ceux qui touchent des prestations pour des raisons autres que l'invalidité, applicables au groupe d'âge dans lequel se situe le contributeur, qui figurent au rapport d'évaluation actuarielle déposé devant le Parlement conformément à l'article 45 de la Loi [Loi sur la pension de la fonction publique], compte tenu des facteurs de projection de la mortalité qui y sont indiqués, pondérée selon les prestations payées à chacun de ces deux groupes de contributeurs; [...] 1, record 1, French, - facteur%20de%20projection%20de%20la%20mortalit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- load highly
1, record 2, English, load%20highly
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Factor scores... need to be weighted. Otherwise, the variables which have high loadings on less important factors will have the same impact in the cluster analysis as variables which load highly on important factors. 1, record 2, English, - load%20highly
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The PCA [principal component analysis] was applied to the 240 weather variables for all days within the winter season from 1958/59 to 2000/2001 for 15 Canadian and 12 U.S. stations, producing an 18-component solution that explains 91% of the total variance in the original dataset. The remainder of the components with eigenvalues less than one were discarded. The thermal and moisture variables, air temperature and dew point temperature, load highly on Component 1, explaining over 36% of the total variance. 2, record 2, English, - load%20highly
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also the record for "component loading" for more information on the concept of statistical loading. 3, record 2, English, - load%20highly
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- avoir un fort coefficient de corrélation
1, record 2, French, avoir%20un%20fort%20coefficient%20de%20corr%C3%A9lation
verb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'utilisation de la corrélation ou de la régression [...] informe [...] du comportement de deux ou plus variables entre elles. [...] Seront retenues les variables qui montrent un lien suffisant avec la variable dépendante. (Par exemple celles qui ont un fort coefficient de corrélation ou une signification statistique convenable.) 1, record 2, French, - avoir%20un%20fort%20coefficient%20de%20corr%C3%A9lation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans les analyses en composantes principales on parle des «coordonnées», du «poids» ou des «coefficients» des variables pour rendre la notion de «loading». Voir la fiche «component loading» pour obtenir plus de renseignements sur cette notion. 2, record 2, French, - avoir%20un%20fort%20coefficient%20de%20corr%C3%A9lation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-09-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Personnel and Job Evaluation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- weighted factors
1, record 3, English, weighted%20factors
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Weighted factors can be assigned to some criteria if they are perceived as being relatively more important than others. 1, record 3, English, - weighted%20factors
Record 3, Key term(s)
- weighted factor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- facteurs pondérés
1, record 3, French, facteurs%20pond%C3%A9r%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il s'agit de critères d'évaluation des postes. 1, record 3, French, - facteurs%20pond%C3%A9r%C3%A9s
Record 3, Key term(s)
- facteur pondéré
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-09-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Personnel and Job Evaluation
- Public Service
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- factor comparison
1, record 4, English, factor%20comparison
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- FC 2, record 4, English, FC
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
At the Public Service of Canada, a quantitative method of evaluating jobs in which key tasks are described in terms of specific factors which are then assigned weights appropriate to their relative importance. 3, record 4, English, - factor%20comparison
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To evaluate a job, the specified factors present in it are compared with the weighted factors of the key jobs. The total of the factor values assigned thus determines the worth of the whole job. 4, record 4, English, - factor%20comparison
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
- Fonction publique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- comparaison des facteurs
1, record 4, French, comparaison%20des%20facteurs
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- CF 2, record 4, French, CF
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode d'évaluation quantitative des postes qui consiste à comparer les facteurs d'un poste avec une série de facteurs analogues pris dans des emplois-repères. 3, record 4, French, - comparaison%20des%20facteurs
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1980-06-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Finance
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- profit rate 1, record 5, English, profit%20rate
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The percentage of costs allowed as a profit rate varies with the type of contract, the extent of financial assistance, the degree of risks, the necessary diversion of management, and technical skills. The formulae for weighting profit factors are referred to as weighted guidelines. 1, record 5, English, - profit%20rate
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Finances
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- taux de profit 1, record 5, French, taux%20de%20profit
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pourcentage du prix de revient alloué selon la variation des taux de profit, compte tenu du genre de contrat, de l'ampleur de l'aide financière, du degré de risques, de la diversité des services de gestion nécessaires et des compétences techniques. Les critères servant à pondérer les facteurs de profit sont des lignes directrices pondérées. 1, record 5, French, - taux%20de%20profit
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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