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DIAGRAMME INDICATEUR [3 records]

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Record 1 2014-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
  • Scientific Research
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
DEF

A scatter diagram in which each point represents a study, relating the estimate of effect and the sample size (or another indicator of the precision of the study).

OBS

In the absence of publication bias, the scatter diagram will form an inverted funnel. A hole in the lower left corner of the funnel indicates the presence of publication bias.

OBS

funnel plot: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
  • Recherche scientifique
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
DEF

Diagramme de dispersion dans lequel chaque point représente une étude, mettant en relation l'estimation de l'effet et la taille de l'échantillon(ou un autre indicateur de la précision de l'étude).

OBS

En l’absence de biais de publication, le nuage de points formera un entonnoir renversé. Un trou dans le coin inférieur gauche de l’entonnoir indique la présence d’un biais de publication.

OBS

diagramme en entonnoir; diagramme de dispersion des études : termes et définition normalisés par l’Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermodynamics
DEF

Pressure-volume diagram tracing condition of gas in a compressor or engine cycle in terms of pressure and volume displaced.

DEF

A diagram, produced mechanically or electrically, indicating the variations of pressure and volume in the cylinder of a compressor or engine.

Key term(s)
  • indicator chart

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thermodynamique
DEF

Diagramme, relevé mécaniquement ou électriquement, indiquant les variations de pression et de volume dans un cylindre de compresseur ou de moteur.

CONT

Le diagramme d’indicateur, appelé aussi «diagramme de Watt», permet de déterminer le travail indiqué du compresseur frigorifique. C'est le travail que le compresseur effectue sur le fluide frigorigène pendant la durée d’un cycle complet, c'est-à-dire pendant les courses aller et retour du piston.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)

Spanish

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