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SIGMA SCORE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- standard score
1, record 1, English, standard%20score
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sigma score 1, record 1, English, sigma%20score
correct
- sigma value 1, record 1, English, sigma%20value
correct
- standard measure 2, record 1, English, standard%20measure
correct
- standardized score 3, record 1, English, standardized%20score
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any derived score using as its unit the standard deviation (or some fraction thereof) of the population that is regarded as the criterion group. 1, record 1, English, - standard%20score
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
derived score: A score derived from another score or scores by a statistical manipulation of the original data or measures ... 1, record 1, English, - standard%20score
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
standard deviation: A measure of the dispersion or variability of a whole distribution. 1, record 1, English, - standard%20score
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Standard scores, when based on normal distributions, are for most purposes comparable even though the raw scores are incomparable. Thus, by standard scores it is possible to show that a person can jump better than he can run (even though feet jumped is incommensurable with yards per second) or that he is more intelligent than he is emotionally stable. 1, record 1, English, - standard%20score
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- note standard
1, record 1, French, note%20standard
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- note standardisée 2, record 1, French, note%20standardis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aucune donnée n'a été publiée en France pour l'Inventaire de CATTELL, mais les références d'origine américaine sont plus complètes, et des normes ont été établies par profession, notamment pour les vendeurs. Comme elles ont été calculées en notes standard, nous avons adopté la même méthode pour nos moyennes, ceci afin de faciliter les comparaisons [...] 1, record 1, French, - note%20standard
Record 1, Key term(s)
- note étalonnée
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estadística
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- puntuación estándar
1, record 1, Spanish, puntuaci%C3%B3n%20est%C3%A1ndar
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- puntuación estandarizada 1, record 1, Spanish, puntuaci%C3%B3n%20estandarizada%20
correct, feminine noun
- puntuación tipificada 1, record 1, Spanish, puntuaci%C3%B3n%20tipificada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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