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PARAMETRIC STATISTICS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-07-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- parametric statistics
1, record 1, English, parametric%20statistics
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parametric statistics can be carried out on data which is interval or ratio scale, and thus is suitable for arithmetic operations such as addition and subtraction. This enables parameters such as mean and standard deviation to be defined. 1, record 1, English, - parametric%20statistics
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- statistique paramétrique
1, record 1, French, statistique%20param%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les statistiques en coupe instantanée sont invariantes, seule la statistique paramétrique de Student, en temporel, est modifiée. 1, record 1, French, - statistique%20param%C3%A9trique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-07-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Methods
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Mann-Whitney test
1, record 2, English, Mann%2DWhitney%20test
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Mann-Whitney U-test 1, record 2, English, Mann%2DWhitney%20U%2Dtest
correct
- Mann Whitney U test 2, record 2, English, Mann%20Whitney%20U%20test
proposal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A procedure used in non parametric statistics to determine whether the means of two populations are equal. 3, record 2, English, - Mann%2DWhitney%20test
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Often equated with Wlcoxon’s test. 2, record 2, English, - Mann%2DWhitney%20test
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes statistiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- test de Mann-Whitney
1, record 2, French, test%20de%20Mann%2DWhitney
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- test U 1, record 2, French, test%20U
correct, masculine noun
- test U de Mann-Whitney 2, record 2, French, test%20U%20de%20Mann%2DWhitney
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le module Tests Non Paramétriques met à votre disposition toute une gamme de statistiques descriptives et inférentielles, avec les tests les plus courants et certaines procédures spéciales. Les procédures statistiques disponibles sont : le test des séries de Wald-Wolfowitz, le test U de Mann-Whitney (avec les probabilités exactes [et non les approximations Z] pour les petits échantillons), les tests de Kolmogorov-Smirnov, etc. 3, record 2, French, - test%20de%20Mann%2DWhitney
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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