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INDEX EFFECTIVENESS [8 records]

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Record 1 2025-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
CONT

The Youden index(J)... is a commonly used measure of overall diagnostic effectiveness. This index ranges between 0 and 1, with values close to 1 indicating that the biomarker's effectiveness is relatively large and values close to 0 indicating limited effectiveness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
CONT

L'indice de Youden (Y) est une mesure de la précision de la méthode de diagnostic. Il dépend de la spécificité et de la sensibilité du test, mais pas de la prévalence de la maladie. [...] L'index de Youden est compris entre 0 (la méthode de diagnostic n'est pas efficace) et 1 (la méthode est parfaite).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estadística
DEF

Prueba estadística que informa del rendimiento de una prueba de diagnóstico en forma dicotómica.

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Record 2 2020-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Labour and Employment
OBS

The International Civil Service Effectiveness(InCiSE) Index draws together a wealth of existing data to provide a concise assessment of how a country's central government civil service is performing compared with others around the world.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Travail et emploi
OBS

Indice international d'efficacité de la fonction publique : traduction non officielle donnée à titre d'information seulement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Trabajo y empleo
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Record 3 2017-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Econometrics
OBS

omnibus index of effectiveness; overall index of efficiency : terms extracted from the “Glossaire de l'économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économétrie
OBS

indice global d'efficience : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
CONT

By multiplying the percentage of a limestone sample in each of the three size categories by the effectiveness factor for that size fraction, a fineness rating is established for any sample of agricultural lime. The effectiveness factor used in this calculation gives an indication of how readily a particular sized particle will react with the soil.... The limestone sample, used as an example, with a neutralizing value of 90 and a fineness rating of 66 would have an agricultural index of 90 x 66/100=59. 4, or approximately 60.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démographie
OBS

Lexique faisant la concordance entre la terminologie française et la terminologie anglaise du Dictionnaire démographique multilingue (ONU [Organisation des Nations Unies]).

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

... ratio of the change in the real exchange rate to the change in the nominal rate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
DEF

(...) ratio de la variation du taux de change réel sur la variation du taux de change nominal.

Spanish

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Record 7 1988-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

... the calculation of a "recovery index" as the product of six characteristics... evaluated in the context of the particular aquatic system under consideration....(1) proximity of recolonization sources,(ii) mobility of propagules,... and(vi) effectiveness of human management structures to facilitate rehabilitation procedures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Écologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Productivity and Profitability

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Productivité et rentabilité

Spanish

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