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POPULATION ITEM [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
- Auditing (Accounting)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- physical unit sampling
1, record 1, English, physical%20unit%20sampling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sampling method in which population items are defined in terms of physical items where each item has an equal chance of being selected. 2, record 1, English, - physical%20unit%20sampling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sondage par unités physiques
1, record 1, French, sondage%20par%20unit%C3%A9s%20physiques
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sondage sur unités physiques 1, record 1, French, sondage%20sur%20unit%C3%A9s%20physiques
correct, masculine noun
- échantillonnage des unités physiques 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9chantillonnage%20des%20unit%C3%A9s%20physiques
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode d'échantillonnage portant sur une population d'éléments physiques où chaque élément a une probabilité égale de faire partie de l'échantillon. 2, record 1, French, - sondage%20par%20unit%C3%A9s%20physiques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-09-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
- Auditing (Accounting)
- Remote Sensing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- systematic sampling
1, record 2, English, systematic%20sampling
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fixed interval sampling 2, record 2, English, fixed%20interval%20sampling
correct
- fixed-interval sampling 3, record 2, English, fixed%2Dinterval%20sampling
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of constructing a sample in which the first item is selected from the population randomly, with the remaining sample items drawn at equally spaced intervals. 4, record 2, English, - systematic%20sampling
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare to «block sampling», «haphazard selection», «random sampling» and «variable interval sampling». 5, record 2, English, - systematic%20sampling
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
systematic sampling: term standardized by ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 6, record 2, English, - systematic%20sampling
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
- Télédétection
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- échantillonnage systématique
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9chantillonnage%20syst%C3%A9matique
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- prélèvement à intervalle fixe 2, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20%C3%A0%20intervalle%20fixe
correct, masculine noun
- sélection à pas fixe 2, record 2, French, s%C3%A9lection%20%C3%A0%20pas%20fixe
correct, feminine noun
- échantillonnage à intervalles fixes 3, record 2, French, %C3%A9chantillonnage%20%C3%A0%20intervalles%20fixes
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode de prélèvement d'un échantillon d'une population qui consiste à choisir les éléments en respectant un intervalle fixe entre les tirages, le point de départ ayant été d'abord déterminé au hasard. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9chantillonnage%20syst%C3%A9matique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On détermine l'intervalle, aussi appelé «pas», en divisant le nombre d'éléments composant la population par la taille de l'échantillon désiré. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9chantillonnage%20syst%C3%A9matique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
échantillonnage systématique : terme normalisé par l'ISO (Organisation internationale de normalisation) et uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 4, record 2, French, - %C3%A9chantillonnage%20syst%C3%A9matique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Encuestas estadísticas
- Verificación (Contabilidad)
- Teledetección
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- muestreo sistemático
1, record 2, Spanish, muestreo%20sistem%C3%A1tico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Muestreo donde sólo es elegido al azar el primer elemento de la muestra. 1, record 2, Spanish, - muestreo%20sistem%C3%A1tico
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-09-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- inspection by variables
1, record 3, English, inspection%20by%20variables
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method which consists in measuring a quantitative characteristic for each item of a population or of a sample taken from this population. 2, record 3, English, - inspection%20by%20variables
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- contrôle aux mesures
1, record 3, French, contr%C3%B4le%20aux%20mesures
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- inspection par les variables 1, record 3, French, inspection%20par%20les%20variables
correct, feminine noun
- inspection quantitative 1, record 3, French, inspection%20quantitative
correct, feminine noun
- contrôle par mesures 2, record 3, French, contr%C3%B4le%20par%20mesures
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contrôle dans lequel on mesure un caractère quantitatif lié à chacun des individus d'une population ou d'un échantillon prélevé dans cette population. 2, record 3, French, - contr%C3%B4le%20aux%20mesures
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-09-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- inspection by attributes
1, record 4, English, inspection%20by%20attributes
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method which consists in taking note, for every item of a population or of a sample taken from this population, of the presence or absence of a certain qualitative characteristic(attribute) and in counting how many items have or do not have this characteristic. 2, record 4, English, - inspection%20by%20attributes
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- inspection d'acceptation
1, record 4, French, inspection%20d%27acceptation
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- inspection qualitative 1, record 4, French, inspection%20qualitative
correct, feminine noun
- contrôle de réception 1, record 4, French, contr%C3%B4le%20de%20r%C3%A9ception
correct, masculine noun
- contrôle par attributs 2, record 4, French, contr%C3%B4le%20par%20attributs
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contrôle dans lequel on constate, pour chacun des individus d'une population ou d'un échantillon prélevé dans cette population, la présence ou l'absence d'un certain caractère qualitatif (attribut) et on compte combien d'entre eux possèdent ou non ce caractère. 2, record 4, French, - inspection%20d%27acceptation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-09-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- inspection by defect-counting
1, record 5, English, inspection%20by%20defect%2Dcounting
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method which consists in counting, over the items of a population or over a sample taken from this population, the number of defects per item or per 100 items. 2, record 5, English, - inspection%20by%20defect%2Dcounting
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- contrôle par nombre de défauts
1, record 5, French, contr%C3%B4le%20par%20nombre%20de%20d%C3%A9fauts
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contrôle dans lequel on compte, sur les individus d'une population ou d'un échantillon prélevé dans cette population, le nombre de défauts par individu ou par 100 individus. 2, record 5, French, - contr%C3%B4le%20par%20nombre%20de%20d%C3%A9fauts
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-05-13
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- variable interval sampling
1, record 6, English, variable%20interval%20sampling
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of constructing a sample in which the first item is selected from the population randomly, with the intervals between items selected from the population being unequal, but whose ancrage is equal to the desired sampling interval. 2, record 6, English, - variable%20interval%20sampling
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "systematic sampling". 3, record 6, English, - variable%20interval%20sampling
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- prélèvement à intervalle variable
1, record 6, French, pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20%C3%A0%20intervalle%20variable
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- échantillonnage systématique aléatoire 1, record 6, French, %C3%A9chantillonnage%20syst%C3%A9matique%20al%C3%A9atoire
correct, masculine noun
- sélection à pas variable 1, record 6, French, s%C3%A9lection%20%C3%A0%20pas%20variable
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode de prélèvement d'un échantillon d'une population qui consiste à choisir les éléments en respectant des intervalles inégaux entre les tirages, le point de départ ayant été d'abord déterminé au hasard et la moyenne des intervalles correspondant à la valeur de l'intervalle souhaitée. 1, record 6, French, - pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20%C3%A0%20intervalle%20variable
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-11-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Financial Accounting
- Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
- Government Accounting
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- scattergraph
1, record 7, English, scattergraph
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- scatter diagram 2, record 7, English, scatter%20diagram
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A graphic representation of the relationship between two or more variables within a population, achieved by plotting each magnitude or item against the co-ordinates provided. 3, record 7, English, - scattergraph
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Scattergraph: historical cost data ... is plotted on a graph, with the volume index on the horizontal axis and the cost amount on the vertical axis. ... After the data are plotted, a trend line is drawn through the points to reflect the general movement. 1, record 7, English, - scattergraph
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité générale
- Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
- Comptabilité publique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- diagramme de dispersion
1, record 7, French, diagramme%20de%20dispersion
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une analyse de régression simple, diagramme ou graphique qui illustre la corrélation existant entre un certain nombre de couples dont chacun des éléments représente d'une part, la variable indépendante et, d'autre part, la variable dépendante. 2, record 7, French, - diagramme%20de%20dispersion
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1993-07-02
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Auditing (Accounting)
- Government Accounting
- Statistics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- population item
1, record 8, English, population%20item
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
- Comptabilité publique
- Statistique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- élément de la population
1, record 8, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20la%20population
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- individu 1, record 8, French, individu
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1993-03-27
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Auditing (Accounting)
- Government Accounting
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- cell selection
1, record 9, English, cell%20selection
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- cell sample selection 1, record 9, English, cell%20sample%20selection
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sampling method in which the population is first divided into cells of equal width, and in which one item is then randomly selected from each cell. 1, record 9, English, - cell%20selection
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
- Comptabilité publique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- prélèvement par cellule
1, record 9, French, pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20par%20cellule
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- prélèvement de l'échantillon par cellule 1, record 9, French, pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20de%20l%27%C3%A9chantillon%20par%20cellule
correct, masculine noun
- sélection par cellule 1, record 9, French, s%C3%A9lection%20par%20cellule
correct, feminine noun
- sélection de l'échantillon par cellule 1, record 9, French, s%C3%A9lection%20de%20l%27%C3%A9chantillon%20par%20cellule
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode d'échantillonnage où l'on répartit d'abord la population en cellules, d'égale largeur, pour ensuite choisir un élément au hasard dans chaque cellule. 1, record 9, French, - pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement%20par%20cellule
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1984-10-25
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- sampling with replacement 1, record 10, English, sampling%20with%20replacement
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A method of sampling in which each item taken and observed is returned to the population before the next item is taken. The same item may appear several times in the sample. 1, record 10, English, - sampling%20with%20replacement
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- échantillonnage avec remise 1, record 10, French, %C3%A9chantillonnage%20avec%20remise
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- échantillonnage non exhaustif 2, record 10, French, %C3%A9chantillonnage%20non%20exhaustif
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mode d'échantillonnage selon lequel chaque individu prélevé et observé, est remis dans la population avant prélèvement de l'individu suivant. Le même individu peut figurer plusieurs fois dans l'échantillon. 1, record 10, French, - %C3%A9chantillonnage%20avec%20remise
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1981-11-03
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Construction Engineering (Military)
- Engineering
- Military (General)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- mean-time-between-failures
1, record 11, English, mean%2Dtime%2Dbetween%2Dfailures
officially approved
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For a particular interval the total functioning life of a population of an item divided by the total number of failures within the population during the measurement interval. The definition holds for time, cycles, miles, events, or other measures of life units. See also failure rate. 1, record 11, English, - mean%2Dtime%2Dbetween%2Dfailures
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term(s) officialized by the Department of National Defence 2, record 11, English, - mean%2Dtime%2Dbetween%2Dfailures
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Génie construction (Militaire)
- Ingénierie
- Militaire (Généralités)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- intervalle moyen entre défaillances
1, record 11, French, intervalle%20moyen%20entre%20d%C3%A9faillances
officially approved
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Calculée sur un certain intervalle de temps, la durée totale de fonctionnement d'un groupe d'articles, divisée par le nombre total de pannes au sein de ce groupe, au cours d'une période donnée. La définition s'applique aux temps, aux cycles, aux milles, aux événements et aux autres unités qui servent à mesurer la durée. 1, record 11, French, - intervalle%20moyen%20entre%20d%C3%A9faillances
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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