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ECART MOYEN QUADRATIQUE EMPIRIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sample standard deviation
1, record 1, English, sample%20standard%20deviation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- standard deviation 2, record 1, English, standard%20deviation
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the square root of the second moment about the mean of a sample. Usually denoted as s. 1, record 1, English, - sample%20standard%20deviation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In context, the "sample standard deviation" is almost always referred to as "standard deviation". 3, record 1, English, - sample%20standard%20deviation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
standard deviation: term standardized by ISO and CEI. 3, record 1, English, - sample%20standard%20deviation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écart-type empirique
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9cart%2Dtype%20empirique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- écart-type 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9cart%2Dtype
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- écart-type de l'échantillon 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9cart%2Dtype%20de%20l%27%C3%A9chantillon
correct, masculine noun
- écart moyen quadratique empirique 4, record 1, French, %C3%A9cart%20moyen%20quadratique%20empirique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Racine carrée positive de la variance [empirique]. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cart%2Dtype%20empirique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette notion est presque toujours indiquée par le terme «écart-type» accompagné du symbole s. 6, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cart%2Dtype%20empirique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
écart moyen quadratique empirique : Du point de vue sémantique, on pourrait croire qu'«écart moyen quadratique empirique» est synonyme de «variance empirique»; cependant, l'usage veut qu'«écart moyen quadratique empirique» soit synonyme d’«écart-type empirique» et que «variance empirique» se définisse comme étant «l'écart quadratique élevé au carré». 6, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cart%2Dtype%20empirique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
écart type : me normalisé par la CEI et l’ISO. 6, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cart%2Dtype%20empirique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
écart-type empirique : terme normalisé par l’AFNOR en 1971. 6, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cart%2Dtype%20empirique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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