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ECART AUTOUR MOYENNE [3 records]

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Record 1 2023-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
DEF

The degree of agreement with an accepted reference value of individual measurements, tests, or observations made under prescribed conditions, or of estimates computed from them, and refers to the success of estimating the true value of a quantity.

OBS

accuracy: designation and definition standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
DEF

Étroitesse de l'écart séparant une valeur de la moyenne d’une longue série de mesures effectuées dans les conditions prescrites[, ] se rapporte à la concentration des valeurs des échantillons autour de leur moyenne.

OBS

précision : désignation et définition normalisées par l’Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
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Record 2 2014-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Methods
  • Statistical Surveys
DEF

A numerical value obtained in a sample and considered the best estimate of the population from which the sample is taken.

OBS

For example, x and s are point estimates of µ and [sigma], which represent the mean and the standard deviation. A confidence interval is typically constructed around the point estimate.

OBS

[A point estimate] is the single best estimate of a population value when determined by a sample.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes statistiques
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
DEF

Valeur numérique obtenue dans un échantillon et considérée comme la meilleure estimation du paramètre de la population d’où provient l’échantillon.

OBS

Par exemple, x et s sont des estimations ponctuelles de μ et de [sigma] qui représentent la moyenne et l'écart type. On construit habituellement un intervalle de confiance autour de l'estimation ponctuelle.

OBS

estimation ponctuelle : terme 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 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
OBS

average deviation about the mean; écart moyen autour de la moyenne. Cf. average deviation about the mean

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique

Spanish

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