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POSITION BIAS [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-07-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Human Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- position bias
1, record 1, English, position%20bias
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Position bias happens when higher positioned items are more likely to be seen and thus clicked regardless of their actual relevance. 2, record 1, English, - position%20bias
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
- Comportement humain
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- biais de position
1, record 1, French, biais%20de%20position
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] biais cognitif qui fait en sorte [qu'une personne] privilégie l'information qui se situe au sommet d'une liste, peu importe sa valeur, son importance réelle. 1, record 1, French, - biais%20de%20position
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología cognitiva
- Comportamiento humano
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sesgo de posición
1, record 1, Spanish, sesgo%20de%20posici%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-04-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Courses
- Training of Personnel
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Find the Right Fit Using an Objective Eye
1, record 2, English, Find%20the%20Right%20Fit%20Using%20an%20Objective%20Eye
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This online course outlines the importance of an objective eye in the appointment process and identifies areas where bias might be introduced when finding the right fit for an appointment position. Participants will learn about the issues, potential concerns and strategies that can and should be implemented to ensure a bias-free appointment process. 1, record 2, English, - Find%20the%20Right%20Fit%20Using%20an%20Objective%20Eye
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
C139: a Canada School of Public Service course code. 2, record 2, English, - Find%20the%20Right%20Fit%20Using%20an%20Objective%20Eye
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de cours
- Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Trouver la bonne personne avec un regard objectif
1, record 2, French, Trouver%20la%20bonne%20personne%20avec%20un%20regard%20objectif
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce cours en ligne décrit l'importance de l'impartialité dans le processus de nomination et indique où il pourrait y avoir un parti pris dans la sélection de la bonne personne pour un poste donné. Les participants en apprendront davantage sur les enjeux et les préoccupations éventuelles, ainsi que sur les stratégies qui peuvent et qui doivent être mis en œuvre pour garantir un processus de nomination impartial. 1, record 2, French, - Trouver%20la%20bonne%20personne%20avec%20un%20regard%20objectif
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
C139 : code de cours de l'École de la fonction publique du Canada. 2, record 2, French, - Trouver%20la%20bonne%20personne%20avec%20un%20regard%20objectif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-07-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Mechanics (Physics)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- angular drift
1, record 3, English, angular%20drift
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... gyros and accelerometers have an offset, known as bias. The gyro bias for instance, shows itself after integration as an angular drift, increasing rise linearly over time(ramp)... To compensate for sensor drift, a process called augmentation is used, whereby gyro and acceleration errors are compensated by utilising other system states. For instance the angular drift error of a gyro after integration can be compensated, if true angular measurements are taken. Comparing the two shows then the gyro drift. Assuming that inertial systems are generally operated around an equilibrium position and thus linear acceleration integrates to zero over time, then attitude can be processed via gravitational acceleration, thus giving true angular measurements to compensate gyro drift. 1, record 3, English, - angular%20drift
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dérive angulaire
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9rive%20angulaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il est possible de réaliser des capteurs gyrométriques dont les performances sont caractérisées par une erreur de facteur d'échelle pouvant être inférieure à 10-6, une dérive angulaire de l'ordre de quelques millièmes de degré par heure, pendant quelques heures, un domaine de mesure pouvant dépasser 360 degrés par seconde. Ces caractéristiques ont notamment autorisé la réalisation de navigateurs inertiels (sans plate-forme stabilisée) destinés aux avions civils et militaires ainsi qu'à des lanceurs spatiaux comme Ariane IV et V. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9rive%20angulaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-08-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
- Ship Piloting
- Navigation Instruments
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- zero-error
1, record 4, English, zero%2Derror
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where positioning accuracy is concerned, it may seem surprising that the accuracy provided by the gyros has more impact than that of the accelerometers... This is due to the fact that navigation in fact occurs on a sphere, the Earth. It will therefore be readily understood that traveling along a straight line on the Earth comes down in fact to a rotation, and that rotation is detected by the gyros. In practice, gyros are subject to a zero-error known as gyro bias : When there is no rotation, a gyro should indicate zero, but in fact measures something that is the bias value. When an inertial navigation system is immobile, the gyros measure bias values that are integrated by the calculator and the unit thinks that it is rotating, and therefore advancing across the surface of the terrestrial globe, which generates a position error. It will be understood that position error shows linear growth over time and there is a direct relationship between the accuracy of a gyro and position drift. 1, record 4, English, - zero%2Derror
Record 4, Key term(s)
- zero error
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
- Pilotage des navires
- Instruments de navigation
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- erreur de zéro
1, record 4, French, erreur%20de%20z%C3%A9ro
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les erreurs de mesure des gyromètres laser peuvent être représentées par des modèles mathématiques beaucoup plus simples que ceux intervenant dans l'étude des gyromètres classiques. Cela résulte essentiellement de l'insensibilité des gyromètres laser aux accélérations. La description de l'erreur d'un gyromètre laser fait intervenir : a) une erreur de zéro, due à des différences de propriétés physiques pour les ondes circulant en sens inverse dans le mélange gazeux ionisé; [...] b) une erreur imputable au blocage [...] c) une erreur de facteur d'échelle [...] 2, record 4, French, - erreur%20de%20z%C3%A9ro
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Performances et précisions des mesures (gyroscopes et gyromètres) [...] erreurs de zéro : nécessite un recalage par GPS toutes les 30 h . 3, record 4, French, - erreur%20de%20z%C3%A9ro
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1993-11-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- position bias 1, record 5, English, position%20bias
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- biais d'échelle
1, record 5, French, biais%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
terme utilisé dans les ÉTUDES DE PRÉFÉRENCES EXPRIMÉES (CONTINGENT VALUATION STUDIES); biais qui survient lorsque l'ordre dans lequel se présentent les questions d'évaluation touchant les différents aspects d'un bien (ou différents biens) suggère au répondant comment ces aspects devraient être évalués. 1, record 5, French, - biais%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1986-02-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- War and Peace (International Law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- declaration of neutrality
1, record 6, English, declaration%20of%20neutrality
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... when war breaks out between certain powers, each nation wishing to remain impartial should normally issue either a special or general declaration of neutrality. Such a declaration, however, is by no means absolute. A neutral state may, during the course of the hostilities, repeal, change, or modify its position of neutrality, provided that such alterations are in accordance with international law and are applied without bias to all belligerents. The most important of the rights that result from a declaration of neutrality is the right of territorial integrity. Belligerents may not use a neutral' s territory as a base of operations or engage in hostilities therein. This right applies not only to neutral territory and water, but extends to air space above that territory as well. 1, record 6, English, - declaration%20of%20neutrality
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- déclaration de neutralité
1, record 6, French, d%C3%A9claration%20de%20neutralit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acte par lequel un État notifie officiellement ou rend publique son intention de demeurer neutre en présence de l'état de guerre qui existe entre deux ou plusieurs autres États. 1, record 6, French, - d%C3%A9claration%20de%20neutralit%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1984-11-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- space error
1, record 7, English, space%20error
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a tendency to deviate in one direction or other because of bias induced by the spatial position of stimuli in relation to the subject. 1, record 7, English, - space%20error
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- erreur de position spatiale
1, record 7, French, erreur%20de%20position%20spatiale
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la présentation simultanée, erreur systématique du sujet comparant les deux stimuli; (...) 1, record 7, French, - erreur%20de%20position%20spatiale
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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